Careers and employability
The programme provides a platform to develop your career in teaching, educational administration and other areas. You’ll be well placed to pursue new opportunities both in the UK and internationally.
The key transferable skills you’ll develop, especially in spoken and written communication, are highly sought after in publishing, journalism and marketing, for example. Clarity of expression, independent study and effective time management will also prepare you for further academic study and research.
Our alumni have gone on to teach English in elementary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary education settings, around the globe.
You’ll graduate well placed to secure a senior teaching post in state or private education in the UK and overseas. A Masters degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages is a pre-requisite for securing a long-term teaching post in many countries worldwide.
This MA is also a key qualification if you want to transition from classroom teaching to teacher training, higher education, or roles shaping educational policy and practice.
Potential career paths include:
- Teaching
- Teacher training
- Lecturing
- Research
- Leadership
- Educational administration
- School inspections
- Consultancy
- Curriculum design
- Publishing
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Sales
- Human resources.
A significant number of MA graduates in the Department of English continue their studies to PhD level.