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Graduate Study & Careers for English Majors
As an English major you learn to read critically and write clearly, good preparation for law, media, and many other fields beyond the few listed here.
GRADUATE STUDIES
The major prepares you to enter M. A. and/or Ph.D. programs in
American Studies
Comparative Literature
English Literature
Linguistics
Rhetoric and Composition
It also prepares you for graduate programs in
Communications
Education
Law
Library Science
Media Studies
CAREERS
In some cases with and in some cases without further academic study, the major can lead you into careers in
Business
Advertising
Company Research
Grant Development
Public Relations
Editing/Publishing
Books
Corporate Newsletters
Magazines
Newspapers
Teaching
College
Pre-school
Primary school
Secondary school
Writing
Business
Creative
Free-lance
Journalistic
Talk to your advisor or the chair about the variety of career options open to English majors.