Careers Brief - English DipHE
Overview
The DipHE in English offers you the opportunity for progression onto an Honours degree programme and direct job entry, although the advantages of being an Honours graduate can be significant for many careers.
English graduates go into a wide variety of occupations. The excellent written and verbal skills you can develop on your course, in addition to other transferable skills (such as organising, teamworking, IT, working independently and to deadlines) are of value to most employers.
To help you clarify your personal career direction, use the Prospects Planner and other tools. For links, go to the main Career Planning section of this Guide. Some options may require an Honours degree qualification and perhaps additional study and training.
Related careers include: creative writing; teaching; TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language); journalism; publishing; public relations; marketing and sales; public sector management; TV programme researcher; advertising copywriter; librarian; bookseller; arts administrator; performing arts.
Go to the website links below to find out more.
Further Study
On successful completion of the DipHE, you may enter the final year of the BA (Hons) English at the University of Winchester to achieve an Honours degree. Go to www.winchester.ac.uk/ for information on this course.
To search degree courses, go to www.ucas.com/ (UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Use the university/college links for course details. Entry point could depend on the overlap between courses, your grades and experience but could be the final year.
You will need to use UCAS to apply for courses. Contact the Course Tutor of your chosen course to find out your position, before you make your formal application.
Find out how much this will cost you. Where is the funding coming from? Go to the university/college site for information on costs and finance and to www.direct.gov.uk/uni/ for additional help with student support.
With a good Honours degree (First or 2.1), you may progress onto an appropriate higher level Masters and/or PhD doctorate. This could be to develop your area of study to a more in-depth academic level or gain other specialist training.
For information on postgraduate study and finance, go to the national online directory at www.prospects.ac.uk/study.htm .
Go to the main section on Further Study of this Guide for more information and help.
Useful Links
Graduate Prospects - national careers website for HE students studying in the UK:
Drop down 'Careers advice' and click on 'Options with your subject' - click on 'English'
Drop down 'Jobs' to look at 'Types of jobs'
Drop down 'Jobs' and click on 'What jobs would suit me?' to use Prospects Planner
Creative Choices - online service supporting the individual and business in the creative industries and cultural sector:
Click on left button 'Literature' (and any others relevant) - click on 'Job profiles'
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/
Government Careers Advice service
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/
Government Careers database and links to jobs nationally. Search by either clicking on side-heading 'Careers' and choose a category or type in job title.
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/
Jobs4U Careers Database - click on sub-heading 'Job Families & Articles' or Quick Search by typing in job title
GTI Media publication for graduate jobs and careers advice - click on sub-heading 'careers advice'
A Career Change (careers articles) - click on 'The Arts'
Training and Development Agency for Schools - click on title 'Get into teaching'
Jobs in Research, Science, Academic and Related Professions
CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in the UK - drop down sub-heading 'Jobs and careers'
The Publishers Association - drop down sub-heading 'About Publishing'
PPA the voice of magazines and business media
Aslib: Association for Information Management
The Sector Skills Council for Creative Media - Careers section
Go to sector sub-headings
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/justthejob/jobs
Check out '4TALENT'
The Guardian newspaper online - key source for current media news and jobs
www.guidance-research.org/future-trends/arts/
Warwick Institute for Employment Research - 'Creative and cultural industries' for 'Literary arts'
Everything for the creative freelancer
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain supports writers for TV, film, radio, theatre, books, online and video games
The Society of Authors to protect the rights and further the interests of authors
Go to the Job Applications section of this Careers Guide for additional help and advice with making applications.
