English Diploma in Higher Education

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 employability 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.
For overviews of related industry sectors, go to National Guidance Research Forum for 'LMI
Future trends' and 'Sectors covered'.
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 other 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 links for information on costs and finance and to the section on Financial
Support for additional help.
Alternatively, you could consider 'topping up' your DipHE to Honours through distance
learning with the Open University. You could be awarded up to 240 credits and then only
need 120 credits of OU study at level 3, to achieve an Honours degree. This would also give
you the opportunity to take up employment. Go to www.open.ac.uk/ to search
undergraduate courses and credit transfer.
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 indepth
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
www.winchester.ac.uk/startinghere/studentservices/
The Careers Service offers help with information and advice to help with your career planning
www.prospects.ac.uk/starting_out.htm
Graduate Prospects - national careers site for HE students studying in the UK:
Drop down 'Careers advice' for 'Options with your subject' - click on 'English'
Drop down 'Jobs and work experience' to look at 'Types of jobs'
www.creative-choices.co.uk/
Creative Choices developing your career in the creative and cultural industries - drop down
sub-heading 'Choose a creative sector'
http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/
Next Step careers site - go to sub-heading 'Planning your career' for 'Job Profiles'

http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors
GTI Media publication for graduate jobs and careers advice
www.acareerchange.co.uk/
A Career Change
www.tda.gov.uk/
Training and Development Agency for Schools
www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/
Leading international job board for careers in academic, research, science and related
professions
www.cilip.org.uk/
CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in the UK - drop down
sub-heading 'Jobs and careers'
www.publishers.org.uk/
The Publishers Association - drop down sub-heading 'About Publishing'
www.ppa.co.uk/
PPA the voice of professional publishers
www.aslib.co.uk/
Aslib: Association for Information Management
www.skillset.org/careers/
The Sector Skills Council for Creative Media - Careers section
Go to sector sub-headings
www.bbc.co.uk/careers/
www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/
www.bbcacademy.com/ training and development
www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/ (updated until November 2011)
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/justthejob/jobs
www.bbc.co.uk/blast/writing (updated until February 2011)
http://4talent.channel4.com/

www.guardian.co.uk/media/
The Guardian online - key source for current media news and jobs
www.freelanceuk.com/
Everything for the creative freelancer
www.writersguild.org.uk/
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain supports writers across the media
www.societyofauthors.net/
The Society of Authors protects the rights and furthers the interests of authors
Go to the Employability section of this Careers Guide for additional help and advice with
making applications.