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Jemma Hatt, BA English (2007)
'Having confidence and resilience is critical in any industry.'
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What can I do with a degree in English?
The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from English have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.
If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.
Careers with a degree in English
Recent Exeter English graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include*:
- Assistant Accountant
- Archive Researcher
- Audit Associate
- Bid Writer
- Case Worker
- Communications Intern
- Conference Producer
- Copywriter
- Digital Creative
- Editorial Assistant
- Events Management Intern
- Financial Consultant
- Financial Education Administrator
- Freelance Copywriter
- Freelance Writer
- Health Advisor
- Human Resources Data and Information Officer
- Intelligence Analyst
- IT Consultant
- Junior News Reporter
- Library Graduate Trainee
- Marketing Executive
- Media and Celebrity Assistant
- Paralegal
- Photography Producer and Account Manager
- Press Assistant
- Project Officer
- Publishing Assistant
- Short Film Director
- Social Media Marketing Intern
- Strategic Workforce Planning Business Partner
- Teacher of English
- Therapy Development Specialist
- Trainee Teacher
- Tutor
Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Other resources:
- Employment sector pages
- Panopto - English students can explore their career options via this interactive webcast video.
- Prospects to find out more about job profiles
- Graduate Outcomes Data to do a deep dive into the data on what English graduates do after their degree
- LinkedIn Exeter English alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
- Alumni Profiles database to explore what English graduates do after their degree
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).
Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in English
Recent Exeter English graduates have joined a wide range of employers. Some recent example include*:
- BBC
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Emerchantpay
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Knight Frank
- Ministry of Defence
- Mondelez International
- NBC Universal International
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Oxford University Press
- Penguin Random House
- PwC
- Quality Solicitors
- Red Consultancy
- Sage Publishing
- Sky
- University of Exeter
Other resources:
- LinkedIn Exeter English alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
Skills
An Exeter English degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:
- Use advanced literacy skills to communicate effectively in an appropriate style and apply sustained written and oral arguments coherently and persuasively
- Analyse and critically examine diverse forms of verbal and text-based communication
- Gather, sift, interpret and organise substantial quantities of diverse information in structured ways
- Exercise independent thought and judgement in handling information and arguments in a critical and self-reflective manner
- Comprehend and develop intricate concepts in an open-ended way that involves an understanding of aims and consequences
- Work with others in the presentation of ideas and information, and the negotiation of solutions
Further Study
Around 45% of Exeter graduates in English go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:
- MA Broadcast Journalism
- MA Creative Writing
- MA Creativity: Innovation and Business
- MA English
- MA English Literature
- MA European Politics
- MA History
- MA Human Rights
- MA International Journalism
- MA International Public Relations and Global Communications Management
- MA International Relations
- MA Language and Society
- MA Literature & Culture
- MA Publishing
- MA Screenwriting
- MA Shakespeare Studies
- MSc Education Policy and Society
- MSc in Human Resource Management
- MSc International Development
- MSc Marketing
- PGCE English
Some went on to study other degrees including:
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- MSc Management
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law
Useful resources:
- Find a Masters
- Masters Compare
- Masters Portal
- Prospects
- University of Exeter PG Study
- LinkedIn Exeter English alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys
**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.