English with Year Abroad

About this course

English as a degree is not simply the continuation of studying literature at school. It is a discipline that asks you to read with far greater precision and theoretical awareness, to consider not just what a text means but how it means: how language works, how genre shapes expectation, how historical context determines what can be said and who gets to say it. It is concerned with texts across centuries and across the full range of literary forms, asking how stories, poems and prose have shaped cultures and been shaped by them in return. This four-year full-time programme at the University of Southampton includes a year abroad, built into the degree to give you the chance to study in a different national and linguistic environment. Through the degree you will discover how literature shapes identity and understanding, learning to see familiar texts and the world around you with fresh anal

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →

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