English (Hons) (Part-time) Ulster University

Overview

This English (Hons) (Part-time) degree at Ulster University allows you to achive the BA in English at a pace that suits you, in a way that can be flexible around your other committments.

 Two thirds of the course is made up these: you can, for example, take strands on creative and professional writing, women’s writing and gender studies, and American literature; or select from modules on detective fiction, modern drama, love poetry or film adaptation, to name just a few. In your final year, you will – guided by a member of the teaching team – write a dissertation on a topic of your own choice. This combination of one-third core study and two-thirds specialist optional modules will allow you to develop your own areas of expertise whilst still attaining an essential grounding in the history of English literature.

Career options

Students completing the BA Hons English course are equipped with the kind of intellectual and communicative skills that employers of all kinds require. Common career destinations include publishing, journalism and the media, business, the creative arts, arts administration, and civil service. Successful students can go on to undertake postgraduate work in all areas of English literary studies. Numerous graduates embark on Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programmes with a view to pursuing a career in teaching.