English

 

The English program aims to assist students in developing skills in close reading, critical thinking and effective writing, as well as in acquiring knowledge and experience valuable to any career.  The program encourages the development of a sense of cultural history, sensitivity to literary values, and first-hand knowledge of important authors, works and periods of literature in English.

 

Related Careers:

 

Print Media (newspapers, magazines, journals)

Writing, Editing, Circulation, Public Relations

 

Education

Elementary, Secondary, University teaching, Higher Education Administration, Student Services

 

Business / Government

Corporate Communications, Technical Writing,

Human Resources, Advertising, Public Relations

 

Nonprofit: Arts / Social Service

Administration, Public Relations, Fund Raising / Development

 

Additional fields to consider – Library Science, Law, Banking, Retail

 

Links:

 

American Comparative Literature Association (http://www.acla.org/)

National Council of Teachers of English (http://www.ncte.org)

Society for Technical Communication (http://www.stc.org)

Advertising Educational Foundation (http://www.aef.com)

Society of Professional Journalists (http://www.spj.org)

American Society of Journalists and Authors (http://www.asja.org)

Public Relations Society of America (http://www.prsa.org)

 

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