The PhD Programme in Advanced English Studies qualifies students for various professional profiles in the fields of education (secondary and university), translation, cultural management, tourism, publishing, film, linguistic and cultural consultancy and mediation, business management and literary criticism.
It offers a wide range of professional opportunities such as:
- University lecturers
- Experts in teaching English as a foreign language.
- Trainers of language trainers
- Specialists in the design and production of teaching materials.
- Bilingual dictionary specialists
- Language consultants
- Translation specialists
- Advisors at the Intercultural Education Resource Centre (C.R.E.I.)
- Advisors in intercultural education and educational projects
- Advisors for international cultural projects with the United States, England and other English-speaking countries
- Intercultural mediators in cultural contexts (bilateral relations USA/Spain; UK/Spain)
- Editorial advisors in cultural promotion publications of Castilla y León
- Editorial advisors for cultural magazines
- Editors in the media
- Intercultural managers in national and foreign official or private organisations (NGOs)
- Literary critics
- Film critics
The professional opportunities of the current Doctoral Programme in Advanced English Studies are in line with the recommendations of the White Paper on Research in the Humanities, which emphasise the so-called "cultural industries" that mobilise important resources, in many cases related to important economic and social sectors, such as tourism, publishing, cinema and museums.