Career Opportunities with a Degree in… English

SKILLS AND EMPLOYER ATTITUDES:

Students taking English learn to: 

• Write effectively and expressively.
• To think critically and logically, to weigh values, read text and choose essential points and to evaluate sources.
• Communicate – orally and written, propose ideas.
• Have self-confidence in your own opinions, think independently.

Other skills and qualities you may have developed include:

• Editing skills.
• Research skills.
• Creative writing.
• Flexibility, imagination, initiative.
• Organisation skills, time management skills.
• Goal achievement, meeting deadlines.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES TAKEN BY english GRADUATES:

Recent graduates:

• Master of Arts (Literature & Publishing), NUI Galway
• Master of Arts (Film Studies), NUI Galway
• Master of Arts (Screen writing), NUI Galway
• Master of Arts (Drama & Theatre Studies), NUI Galway
• Master of Arts (Production & Direction), NUI Galway
• Master of Arts (Journalism), NUI Galway
• Postgraduate Diploma In Education, NUI Galway
• Masters in Modern English, Kingston University
  
• PGDE, Aberystwyth Wales
• TEFL, University of Bangor Wales
  

OTHER RESOURCES:

We have books and files that you can reference - just call in to our information room and we will be happy to assist you.

Reference material in the Information Room includes