Arts and Humanities (English Language) (Honours) The Open University UK

Overview

Within this Arts and Humanities (English Language) (Honours) BA degree from The Open University UKyou’ll take two specialist English language modules, discovering how the English language works, its history, its politics and how it came to be such a hugely influential global language. Using the illustrated module books, and extensive audio, video and interactive material, you’ll explore communication and creativity in language and its written, spoken and visual potential in diverse and changing cultural and technological settings.

Alongside your study of English language, you can choose to study a second specialism from some of the subjects listed above, entitling you to include both subjects in the name of your degree, or complete your degree with modules chosen from a wide range of options.

Key features of the course

• Specialise in English language within a broad and flexible arts and humanities degree

• Develop your critical thinking and communicative skills that will be valuable in the workplace and to further study

• Follow up aspects of English language study that particularly interest you

• Select a second specialism to complement and enhance your study of English language

Skills for career development

Employers greatly value the high-level critical thinking, analysis, and communication skills acquired by studying a humanities degree. You’ll sharpen your IT, writing, and independent thinking skills; and develop the ability to assimilate and evaluate relevant information in constructing an argument. These are key skills in complex organisations, greatly sought after in the world beyond study – whether you’re already working, volunteering, or changing career.

Career opportunities:

Study of the arts and humanities requires an understanding of human activities in diverse cultural environments and in very different historical circumstances. The breadth of study and range of cultural texts and objects analysed, combined with training in clear thinking and communication, make this degree course relevant to a wide variety of careers, including:

• public administration, local government, the civil service, art institutions, and social services

• advertising, journalism, publishing, creative industries and public relations

• education

• legal work

• business, banking and retail

• human resources

• charities and campaigning.