EMPLOYABILITY Our students benefit from having access to a dedicated Employability Team. Employability is actively promoted and an important focus throughout your studies. The team has a track-record of getting students into employment and offer support for 5 years after graduation. They help with:
Application Insight days
Internships Interview techniques
Mentoring Networking
Part-time jobs Year in Industry
There are numerous opportunities to advance your employability throughout your student experience, such as:
• The SPIN (Swansea Paid Internship Network), which offers students paid internships within the University and with external employers on a range of different projects. • Bespoke Year in Industry & graduate roles with local and nationwide companies. • Mock Interviews with real employers who provide personalised feedback. • Bursaries that are available each year to provide students with paid work experience such as Santander Funding.
FUTURE CAREERS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE WRITING
Copywriter Education Journalism
Media and public relations Project administration Public services
TV, Radio, Theatre Writer
The specific subjects of English and Drama were directly useful in my TV career. My degree encouraged a love of reading and scripts, working with actors/on screen talent and acting, and an experimental approach to the work. The Taliesin Theatre was also a fantastic resource which put on some amazing plays. In my career I worked my way up from promotions script writer to researcher and producer and have been working in the USA as an executive producer for The X Factor, America’s Got Talent and American Idol for the past 10 years. My advice to students is to be focussed, know what you want to achieve, and be persistent.
PATRICIA KINANE TV Executive Producer (The X Factor, America’s Got Talent and American Idol) | English and Drama
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