English Literature BA(Hons): After you graduate

Where this course will take you
What our graduates say
Examples of recent graduate destinations

Where this course will take you

A degree in English Literature opens the door to a wide range of careers. Our graduates have gone on to work in areas such as professional writing, publishing, teaching, IT, law (by conversion course), education policy, events management, leisure and tourism management, marketing and journalism. Many students go on to take related postgraduate masters courses.

What our graduates say

Check out what our graduates have gone on to do and how studying at Kingston helped them achieve their goals.

Name: Gerry Archer
Year of graduation: 2000
Current job: teaching English in Japan

"During my time at Kingston, I found myself encouraged to think freely around subjects, with the chance to grow personally and intellectually, developing my own ideas and exploring those of others.

"Since leaving university I have accepted a position to teach English in Japan, which strikes me as an ideal way to earn some money and see some of the world, and could even become a career.

"I would recommend Kingston and its English Literature course to anyone. I had a great time and made friendships that will last a lifetime."

Name: Beverley Watts
Current job: assistant magazine editor

Beverley took time out from her job as a journalist to study English literature at Kingston full time. She gained a breadth of knowledge and became far more disciplined about research, which is an important part of her job.

"My present job is assistant editor on Now magazine. I write features, but a lot of my work involves commissioning them – from celebrity interviews to articles on how to get a 'dream job' or on a couple adopting special needs children.

"I have been to Japan to interview a geisha about her life in Kyoto, photographed grizzly bears in Vancouver Island, and flown to Bulgaria with the charity Orbis, who perform eye operations worldwide on-board their own plane."