What can I do with a degree in English & Comparative Literary Studies?
Why Warwick?
- Our graduates are some of the most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers (annual Graduate Market report produced by High Fliers Research)
- Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 of major university league tables (Times and Sunday Times; Guardian)
- Employment destinations of recent graduates*: discoveruni.gov.uk/
What do graduate recruiters look for?
- A good degree from a good university
- Work experience
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- The ability to describe and articulate your unique achievements and skills
How does English and Comparative Literary Studies prepare students for the world of work?
Here are some of the skills of students studying English and Comparative Literary Studies which are sought by graduate recruiters:
- Students are able to reflect upon academic skills such as researching, critical analysis and presenting information, as well as employability attributes such as working to deadlines, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- The Academic Enrichment Programme within English and Comparative Literary Studies is a professional development module which encourages students to identify and reflect upon their academic and broader skillset. Students are also encouraged to participate in the Warwick Award, supporting them to identify and add crucial skills, and articulate these in recruitment processes.
What do English & Comparative Literary Studies graduates do?
Sectors where our graduates were working include:
Creative & Media; Advertising Marketing & PR; Administration, Management & Consultancy; Education; Law; Public Sector; Technology.
Sample employers include:
- BupaUKInsurance
- Cezanne HR
- Cicerone Press
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- CNN
- Colt Technology Services
- Deloitte
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Department of Health and Social Care
- EF Education First
- Ernst & Young
- Gant
- Hachette
- Harper Adams University
- Hayward Gallery
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Hope for Children
- Jellyfish Pictures
- Lloyds Banking Group
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Manchester International Festival
- Metropolitan Police
- Nottingham Playhouse
- Penguin Random House
- Publishers Group UK (PGUK)
- Space & Time Media
- Teach First;The Open University
- The Future Factory
- Transport for London
- upReach
- Waterstones.
Opportunities available at Warwick include:
Careers support from our professionally trained staff, opportunities to meet recruiters and attend events, help finding work experience and free careers support after graduation.
Derived from the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after successful completion. Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
*discoveruni.gov.uk/ includes information from the national Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after graduates complete their course. For some career paths, graduates need to gain relevant experience, often at non-graduate level. It may therefore take some graduates longer than others to secure a graduate-level job.