Reasons to study English with Languages BA (Hons) degree at De Montfort University:
  • Boost your career prospectsThere is a shortage of foreign language skills among native English speakers so proficiency in a foreign language will distinguish you from other English graduates and make you more employable
  • Dynamic and diverse curriculum Learn a foreign language while reading poetry, fiction and drama in English from different centuries and different continents with the flexibility to specialise in your areas of interest
  • Study text and filmChoose options drawing on expertise from DMUÕs Centre for Adaptation Studies, an area of study that incorporates English and Film Studies and is available in Years Two and Three for English with Language students at DMU
  • Explore print and digital mediaLearn to use a hand printing press or gain practical training in HTML with options exploring the production of literary texts in manuscript, print and digital forms from DMUÕs Centre for Textual Studies
  • Gain workplace skills and experiencePut your research, reasoning and communication skills into practice with an English-related placement module or extra-curricular internship during your degree
  • International opportunitiesthrough #DMUglobal where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience
Career

English graduates are eminently employable because of their highly developed communication and reasoning skills and their ability to work independently and as part of a group. The latest statistics show that 95 per cent of recent graduates were employed or in further study six months after graduation.

Our graduates go into a wide range of careers including archival work, the media, the civil service, marketing, journalism, the arts, library services, banking, charity work, teaching English as a foreign language, publishing, public relations, primary and secondary teaching, and postgraduate study.Ê