ESH6044
Livelihoods in English
Level 6 (0 credits)
Livelihoods in English provides students with opportunities to consider and make action plans for the transition from university to working life. In this module, you will research career and further study opportunities for graduates of English, and research beyond conventional paths to examine volunteering, freelance work, and the world of the startup and digital media. It will ask you to consider what opportunities there are for you and how you can create yourselves as new entrants into the world of work. There will be a range of activities including: visiting speakers, networking events, independent research, group workshop tasks and the development of an individual livelihood 'Flight Plan'. Livelihoods in English encourages you to draw upon the thinking you have done on your degree about the values, ideologies and practices of the cultural and media industries, and to use that thinking to make empowered choices about work and livelihood. The module will be taught via a series of weekly workshops in semester 1. Students will meet with their advisors in Semester 2 to discuss their Flight Plans. The module is assessed on a pass/fail basis, based on satisfactory attendance at meetings of the module, and completion of an individual livelihood Flight Plan.
Preparing for this Module and Approximate Costs
Why take Livelihoods in English
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- As a final year English student, this module will enable you to make informed decisions about your future, both helping you to find your way in the job market but also to explore opportunities for further study.
- Sessions will involve a range of visiting speakers who will talk about their experiences of moving from university to a career, and include networking events, group workshops, and the development of an individual flight plan.
- You will also draw upon the work you have done on your degree, about the values, ideologies and practices of the cultural and media industries, to make empowered choices about work and livelihood.
Learning Context |
Long Seminar |
Semester |
One |
Assessment |
- Flight Plan (500 words), 100%
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Mode of reassessment |
Standard |
Contact |
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There is some content covered on the programme that you may find challenging and sensitive. We do not issue content notes for individual texts (written, performance, visual, sonic etc.), but please do contact your module tutor and/or convenor and/or adviser if you have concerns or problems relating any of the content, themes or discussions.