English and History

This exciting and challenging course offers the opportunity to combine the study of english with the study of history, allowing you to explore and reflect upon the relationships between literary texts and their historical contexts. from beowulf to the booker prize, english offers you the opportunity to study the full historical range of literature in english as well as the latest developments in the field, and even to pursue your own creative writing.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Choosing english and history at royal holloway will give you the skills and qualities that employers are looking for; it demonstrates that you enjoy being challenged and are able to understand complex issues. you will be well-informed, culturally-informed and alert, with strong skills in problem-solving, organisation and planning, research, critical and analytical skills and the ability to craft an argument. 92% of the recent english graduates and 86% of history graduates were in employment or enhancing their skills with further study six months after graduation (unistats 2015). the english department runs work placement schemes with the daily telegraph, the bbc’s newsnight and publishing companies. during your second year, you will meet with your personal tutor group to work on personal development planning. our recent graduates have entered a wide range of careers including: as curators (imperial war museum, museum of london), in information management (british museum), teaching, finance, law (a barrister in the lord chancellor's office), broadcasting (director of the bbc), marketing/pr, national defence (royal navy), or the performing arts.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Royal Holloway, University of London has partnerships with the following companies: