You investigate literature in diverse historical, political and cultural contexts while exploring a wide range of visual material Ð from painting and architecture to sculpture and dress. You interrogate what we read, how we read, and why we read, in order to produce your own critical and creative response to the world we live in today.Ê
You benefit from our fantastic campus facilities including the Art History Lab and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, and exceptional links with galleries and museums including Tate Modern and the V&A.
Careers
Recent School of English graduates have found jobs as:
- publishing administrator, Little Brown Book Group
- intern, Royal Society of Literature
- marketing trainee, BBC.
Your future career
English is multidisciplinary and flexible. Art History is a practical humanities subject. Studying them together gives you transferable skills in critical analysis, research, communication, independent thinking and problem-solving. YouÕll also understand how visual culture works Ð an essential skill in an image-saturated society.
You can use your English and Art History degree to go on to postgraduate study, or for careers in fields such as:
- the arts, libraries and archives
- PR, media and journalism
- teaching and higher education.
