Career opportunities

The range of opportunities for graduates in English is vast. Our degree is highly flexible, and is valued by employers and by those who recruit future teachers.

We have, for example, graduates working in the national press, book and magazine publishing, the law, local government, personnel, university administration, accountancy, and English teaching in Europe and the Far East.

The breadth and depth of Leicester’s English degree provide creative and critical skills that make our graduates greatly appreciated, and there are few limits to the career choices offered by this degree.

In the School of English we understand the importance of planning your future career. With the current economic climate it is crucial that in order to secure the career you want measures have to be taken whilst at university to ensure this. In our newly developed Student resources section we have detailed careers information that will assist you in taking those all important initial first steps up the career ladder.

Student resources - careers