Students undertaking English and Linguistics at Queen's explore literatures in English in the widest possible sense. From the earliest writings in Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and 'global' literatures, students study English in its historical, cultural and ideological circumstances and material manifestations. Our language
modules explore language structure and function; the day-to-day use of language, including in the media; and the major influences that have shaped English over the last millennium and a half.
English and Linguistics Degree highlights
English Studies at Queen's has an extraordinary heritage, as represented by its globally esteemed writers, such as Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and T.S. Eliot Prize recipients Paul Muldoon and Ciaran Carson, among others
Global Opportunities
- English at Queen's offers a range of Study Abroad opportunities, provided through schemes such as the Erasmus programmes, US-NI Mentorship Program, Study USA,CRCC Asia-China Internship Program, European Voluntary Service, European Movement Ireland's Grad Jobs in Europe campaign, and INTO China.
http://www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Studyabroad/StudyAbroad/
Industry Links
- We regularly consult and develop links with a large number of employers including, for example, BBC Northern Ireland who provide sponsorship for our course in Broadcast Literacy (currently offered at postgraduate level but soon to be offered at undergraduate level also).
Internationally Renowned Experts
- Professor Mark Burnett is a leading scholar of the place of Shakespeare in the contemporary arts and is director of the Kenneth Branagh Archive.
- Dr Marilina Cesario is an expert on Anglo-Saxon science and collaborates widely with astrophysicists in reassessing our understanding of pre-modern scientific thinking.
- Dr Catherine Gander is the author of the prize-winning Muriel Rukeyser and Documentary: The Poetics of Connection (2013) and co-author and editor of Mixed Messages: American Correspondences in Visual and Verbal Practices (2016).
- Dr Edel Lamb is an international expert on early modern child theatre companies and is currently developing a project on theatre rivalry and riots in Shakespeare's London.
- Dr Andrea Mayr's teaching and research interests cover Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis with a focus on the media, and in particular media representations of crime and deviance, and True Crime. Her publications include Prison Discourse (2004), Language and Power: an Introduction to Institutional Discourse (2008)), and Language and Power: A Resource book for Students as well as The Language of Crime and Deviance and How to do Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal introduction
- Dr Gail McConnell explores the interface of literature and voice in her role as co-director of the AHRC-funded 'Listening to Voices: Creative Disruptions with the Hearing Voices Network' project.
- Dr Marc Richards' research and teaching interests are primarily in theoretical and comparative English and Germanic syntax, with further interests in historical linguistics and language change. He is currently completing a monograph on the nature of long-distance dependencies across clause boundaries.
Student Experience
- From Personal Tutors to peer mentoring, we work closely with students to ensure they are supported at every stage of their degree.
- A thriving cultural scene organised by our undergraduate and postgraduate communities, from the English Society and Poetry and Pints to the Lifeboat and the Yellow Nib, makes studying English at Queen's a unique proposition.
http://www.lifeboatbelfast.co.uk/ - Students can work with our visiting Fulbright Scholars, leading US academics who spend a semester at Queen's each year.
Micheal McCann (Stage Two)
Careers
Career Prospects
Introduction
Studying for an English and Linguistics degree at Queen's will assist you in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Graduates from this degree at Queen's are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) and over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any discipline, including English. In particular, employers value the initiative, imagination, creativity and independence of thought fostered by the English degree.
The following is a list of the major career sectors that have attracted our graduates in recent years:
Speech Theraphy (after PG qualification)
Publishing, Media and Performing Arts
Public Relations
Advertising
Librarianship
Fast Stream Civil Service
Management Consultancy
http://www.prospects.ac.uk
Employment after the Course
Many of our former graduates have risen to the top of their fields and include many famous figures; for example:
Seamus Heaney, Nobel prize-winning poet;
Paul Muldoon, academic and poet;
Stephen Rea, actor;
Helen Madden, writer and actor;
Annie Kelly, journalist and writer;
Annie Mac, radio presenter.
Employment Links
The following is a list of the major career sectors that have attracted our graduates in recent years:
• Publishing, Media and Performing Arts
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Advertising
• Librarianship
• Fast Stream Civil Service
• Management Consultancy
Alumni Success
Hannah Webb
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/StudentsandGraduates/ImproveYourEmployability/StudentCareerStories/HannahWebb/
Additional Awards Gained(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)
Prizes and Awards(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)
Degree plus award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Degree Plus. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.