This exciting English Language with Media Studies degree is run by the School of Linguistics and English Language and the School of Creative Studies and Media. It is aimed at students who want to study English Language with Media Studies (which includes television and radio, film and video, software and computer games, design, professional writing, journalism and advertising). Skills and techniques learnt during the study and writing of texts lie at the core of many of the key areas in these industries. This course will equip you with a solid grounding in the technical and practical skills required to make you a sought after professional in these fields.

Career Prospects A degree with English Language will increase your knowledge of child language acquisition, speech and language disorders, the history of the English language, teaching English as a foreign language. Recent graduates have gone on to do further academic study such as the PGCE and postgraduate qualifications leading to speech and language therapy, overseas teaching, and other training in order to pursue careers in social work, police work, immigration work, local government, banking and accountancy, librarianship, media and journalism, creative writing and publishing.