English (with Foundation Year)

About this course

English as an academic discipline is the close study of literature, language, and the wide range of texts that human beings have produced across time and culture. It asks you to read attentively, think critically about how meaning is made, and develop a voice of your own through analytical writing and debate. Far from being simply a study of the past, English engages with questions of identity, power, ethics, and imagination that are alive in contemporary culture as much as in the canonical texts of earlier centuries. It is a discipline that develops flexible, critical minds, and its skills are valued in an enormous range of professional contexts. At the University of Northampton, this programme begins with a foundation year before moving into the main degree, making it accessible to students who would benefit from additional academic preparation before engaging with degree-level study.

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 35 / 100Librarians and Related Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Health associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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