{"id":6696,"date":"2017-12-01T15:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6696"},"modified":"2023-02-22T16:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:58:17","slug":"8-reasons-why-you-should-study-english-at-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/students\/8-reasons-why-you-should-study-english-at-university\/","title":{"rendered":"8 reasons why you should study English at university"},"content":{"rendered":"
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        It will improve your language skills.
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        \u201cBut I\u2019m an A-level English student<\/a>!\u201d I hear you cry. \u201cI\u2019m already good at that!\u201d Of course you are, or you wouldn\u2019t be applying to study at degree level, but university really turns it up a notch. I completed over one hundred essays over three years and a 12,000 word dissertation, so if that doesn\u2019t make you a walking talking thesaurus with the unique ability to recognise an Oxford comma, I don\u2019t know what will.<\/li>\n

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        There is a lot of flexibility and choice within the degree.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        English Literature is a DIY subject, which does require some motivation to get up in the morning and power through an essay.  However, it also means professors will give you the freedom to pursue your own interests and line of thought, rather than dictating what you should learn.  With centuries of literature to choose from, you will be able to find your specialisation, which will make writing those essays a whole lot easier.<\/li>\n

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        You will study loads of different subjects within one degree.
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        English Literature<\/a> is the most broad and varied degree.  Books are so much more than the way they\u2019re written and are bursting with subjects, themes, theories, and contextual information that will require the same academic discipline as if you were studying subjects such as history, economics, politics, philosophy, psychology, and languages.<\/li>\n

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        You get the choice of dual honours.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        After studying around nine subjects at GCSEs<\/a> and four at A-Levels<\/a>, sometimes it\u2019s hard to just pick one for university.  That\u2019s where dual honours steps in, a degree course that combines two or three subjects so you don\u2019t have to resort to picking out of a hat.  But how does this link with English Literature? Well, it\u2019s one of the degrees that allows you to do dual honours, alongside other humanities courses such as modern languages or history.<\/li>\n

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        It will increase your creativity.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        This one may sound obvious, but to most English Literature is just the study of other people\u2019s creative works, not the creation of your own.  However, not only were there modules on my course where I could write poetry and prose, but a close analysis of some of the greatest works of literature inevitably contributed to the improvement of my own writing style.  When you\u2019re surrounded by creativity day in day out, you\u2019re bound to soak up some of it yourself.<\/li>\n

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        It will open up a host of career opportunities.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        If there\u2019s ever an old wives\u2019 tale, it\u2019s that English Literature will only lead to a career in teaching. Although there\u2019s nothing wrong with that, it does appear to limit your options. However, English is one of the \u2018traditional\u2019 subjects like Maths<\/a> that will always appeal to employers because of the easily transferable skills you will acquire. So start dreaming of a career in journalism, publishing, PR, marketing, advertising, or even Law, because they are all yours for the taking.<\/li>\n

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        You will get a cultural education.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

        I know this sounds like something your parents would say, but cultivating a cultural appreciation is important. Nowadays, people are too focussed on getting a good job and making money and forget the finer things like in life, like philosophy and the arts.  You need to care for your mind as well as your bank account, and English Literature, with its focus on deeper thoughts, ideas, and issues, will broaden your mental horizons.<\/li>\n

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        You can study something you truly love.
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        As I said earlier, many people choose degree subjects as a stepping stone to a good job.  Law<\/a> will make you a lawyer, medicine a doctor, economics a CEO of bank.  The reason why many people think English Literature is a dead-end degree for employment is because it\u2019s what I like to call a selfish degree. It\u2019s not directly vocational, it\u2019s not even easy to match it with a specific career path, but that\u2019s because most people choose it because they just love books. Other students studying other degrees will moan that they hate their subject, that they\u2019re gritting their teeth and ploughing through it because of the fat pay check at the other side. English Literature students will seem unnaturally enthusiastic about writing an essay, and they will be laughed at, but we\u2019ve forgotten that that\u2019s what university should be about.<\/p>\n

        And if you\u2019re not convinced by choosing a subject based on it being a passion of yours \u2013 who\u2019s going to get the higher mark at the end of the degree, the person who struggled through their three years or the person who put their heart and soul into it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        It will improve your language skills. \u201cBut I\u2019m an A-level English student!\u201d I hear you cry. \u201cI\u2019m already good at that!\u201d Of course you are, or you wouldn\u2019t be applying to study at degree level, but university really turns it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":6702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[789],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n8-reasons-why-you-should-study-english-at-university - the MyTutor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Myths, like the lack of career prospects after reading English, are rife. Don't listen! 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