English Language and Literature BA (Hons)

• working with unique archives such as the private letters of Virginia Woolf and Doris Lessing
• field trips to literary landmarks such as Woolf’s house and the Globe Theatre.

You’ll have the opportunity to experiment with your own writing, supported by our experts. They have many links with the creative industries as well as literary events in Brighton, including the poetry series Placeholder and the festival The Coast is Queer. We’ve also previously offered our students career-building experience through schemes – such as Sussex Writes – that bring the power of reading and creative writing to the public.

Careers

On your course, you’ll have opportunities to apply your knowledge of linguistics in real-world settings. This means that when you graduate, you’ll have a broad range of skills including:

• quantitative and qualitative research skills
• finding and critically understanding relevant existing knowledge
• collecting and analysing data
• critical thinking and analysis skills
• writing, speaking and communicating visually for different types of audiences
• personal and interpersonal management skills (for example, time management, project planning, teamwork, and appreciation of cultural and linguistic diversity).

You’ll have the knowledge and hands-on experience for a range of rewarding careers in sectors including:

• education at all levels, in the UK and abroad
• technology, including edutech, natural language processing, search engine optimisation
• speech and language therapy
• traditional publishing and social media
• law, libraries and archives
• journalism, public relations and marketing
• the arts and charity sectors.

Working while you study

Our Careers and Entrepreneurship team can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work