Career after B.A in English

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The Bachelor of Arts in English Literature is a graduate level program that is offered to students who have a passion towards the literary arts. This, in fact, could be considered to be the primary step students who wish to specialize in English ought to take. This 3 year course is offered to students in many Indian colleges as well as universities.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility required for a person to join the BA in English Literature field is a pass in class 12. They need to have more than 50 percent marks to get selected into a top college. To pursue advanced studies, aspirants need to get above 55 percent marks in their graduation finals. To join the MA course, they need to appear for an entrance examination. The procedure will be the same for the admission into the PhD or M.Phil programs.

Career Prospects available after B.A in English

There are scores of career prospects offered for people who have completed their graduate level studies in English literature. Those include:

  • Advertising
  • Author
  • English teacher
  • KPO Firms
  • Publishing
  • Research
  • Scriptwriter
  • Teaching
  • Translation
  • Writing

The salary of people of this field will be determined according to the type of organisation that hires them. Students who opt to become teachers need to have a B.Ed degree (for schools) or M.ED degree (for colleges). Those who are interested in research can opt for the Doctoral degree. With the PhD degree, one can apply for the position of University lecturer. The career as a translator is also quite lucrative.

Jobs for students of English literature can also be got with media. Students need to have good communication skills in addition to creative writing skills. Those who have the ability, the talent to write creatively will be prized everywhere. One other place where students of English literature can get good jobs includes the library. One needs to take the appropriate degree to get work here.

Students also need to be aware that the career opportunities available for them currently will increase with a Masters degree in English literature. They can also opt to go for MBA or any other computer certification courses. Animation is another field they can shine. Journalism and mass communication can be opted for students of English literature. A few other areas they can choose comprise of:

  • Communication Management
  • Film Editing and Direction
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Tourism Administration
  • Visual Communication

Graduate students of English literature can also start their own tuition centres. This can be a source of income for them and they can also study at the same time.

 
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23 Responses to “Career after B.A in English”

  1. 23
    anil singh:

    want to know tht what i have to do after my graduation

  2. 22
    Rishidas:

    after doing ba (english honours ) can i join army ?
    even i am confused about going for a course in journalism. is there benfits…?

  3. 21
    shaik mohammed:

    can i do MBA afetr completing BA in english

  4. 20
    Vaibhav Sharma:

    Sir, i m an engineering student(1st year) and lost my interest in this field, i m doing this only for my mother, while i do have interest in literature, i do write sometimes. please suggest me which course i should opt? Bcoz i have decided to leave engineering, i’ll be very thankful to you….

  5. 19
    diksha:

    after doing ba (english honours ) can i join army ?
    even i am confused about going for a course in journalism , or going abroad for ma(english honours)

  6. 18
    surya:

    sir,i had just completed BA English,iam not interest in teaching.so please show me other courses other than teaching in which i can make nmy career

  7. 17
    pooja:

    i completed ba. i want to do mba . which course is better in it ?

  8. 16
    pooja:

    sir, i completed my BA, now iam interest to do MBA

  9. 15
    dhruvi:

    sir, i had completed BA English, m not interested in teaching.. so plz show me any short term courses in which i can make my career….

  10. 14
    Haridass J:

    Kinly help to english coures future

  11. 13
    Mahesh Baboo:

    Sir I am a English graduate. I want to go in teaching after doing B.ed.
    Please suggest me is this a better option for me ?

    Currently Iam working in a MNC BPO.

    Please elavorate about opportunities……

  12. 12
    aswin:

    sir, i had recently completed BA English. Now I wish to go for MBA. Is it difficult to study..? What are the scope..?

  13. 11
    sunayana:

    i had recently completed my b.a english and i am willing to join in m.a course so tell me some best colleges names in kerala or anywhere

  14. 10
    neha:

    sir.i wanted to know that which one is better for career in media
    B.A in english+mass media
    B.A in mass media+masters in mass media

  15. 9
    john:

    what can i do after my ba in english?
    is it right to choose mba?
    if so which category i have to choose?
    pls pls pls replay soon

  16. 8
    jyoti:

    can i do MBA after BA English degree

  17. 7
    chandraveer:

    after b.a in airfore

  18. 6
    Pushpalatha.N:

    I have completed my 2ndPUC (PCMC). i am currently working in MNC company.Wanted to do my furthur studies in correspondence. i am confused whether to do BBM or BA. Looking for ur assistance.

  19. 5
    KISHAN NIGAM:

    question papper in english B.A.[1] year to post my email ID.

    THANKS

  20. 4
    NAHID:

    i want to know tht what i have to do after my graduation

  21. 3
    chetan:

    I will just giventhe exam in TY BA in Literature this year from pune univercity plz tell future planning

  22. 2
    mahendra:

    I will just giventhe exam in TY BA in Literature this year from pune univercity.
    And I would like to know what opportunities I have in view of additional courses or job experiences from here ?

  23. 1
    Prachi Shah:

    I will just graduate with a BA in Literature this year.
    And I would like to know what opportunities I have in view of additional courses or job experiences from here ?