English
Major Information
While special knowledge of specific subject matter is necessary for certain occupational settings, not all employment settings require specialization. Some employers prefer liberal arts graduates who possess broad liberal skills such as: problem solving, critical thinking, management and administration and communication. These functional transferable skills combined with specific content knowledge are most useable and marketable in a broad span of occupational settings.
General Information
Degree(s) Offered:
- Bachelor of Arts in English
- Master of Arts in English
Sample Occupations
- Archivist
- Author
- Bibliographer
- Blogger
- Bookkeeper
- Columnist
- Community
- Relations Worker
- Copywriter
- Creative Writer
- Critic
- Editor
- Film and Video Editor
- Foreign Service Officer
- Freelance Writer Grant Writer
- Information
- Manager/Scientist
- Interpreter/ Translator
- Job Analyst
- Journalist
- Lawyer
- Librarian/ Library Assistant
- Lyricist
- Magazine Publisher
- Newspaper Editor
- Playwright
- Poet
- Proofreader
- Public Relations Manager
- Radio/Television Announcer
- Radio/Television Coordinator
- Reporter
- Screenwriter
- Speech Writer
- Teacher/Professor
- Technical Writer
- Underwriter
Sample Work Settings
- Advertising Agencies
- Banks
- Book Publishers
- Broadcast Media/
- Radio
- Chemical & Drug
- Companies
- Colleges
- Company/ Independent Newsletters
- Corporate
- Communications Departments
- Educational Institutions
- Federal Agencies
- Financial Institutions
- Junior Colleges
- Legal Firms
- Libraries
- Local School Boards Local & State Government
- Magazine Publishers
- Museums
- Newspapers/ Magazines
- Philanthropic Foundations
- Private Industry & Business
- Public Relations
- Departments/ Firms
- Public Service Organizations
- Publishing Houses
- Television/Motion Pictures
- Theater
- Trade Publications
- Travel & Tourism
Sample Employers
- Georgia Southern University
- Bulloch County Schools
- Lockheed Martin
- Scientific Research Corporation
- Blueprint Management
- Atlanta MediaWorks
- LifePlay Productions
- BULL
- Freelance Writer
- Language on the Loose
- Fireshoe Productions
- Statesboro Herald
- The Creative Circus
- Urban Books
- The Koalition
- Razorfish
- Bespoke Tutoring
Connecting Majors, Skills, and Occupations
- View learning outcomes associated with your major in the Georgia Southern Academic Catalog:
Georgia Southern Academic Catalog
- Explore the connection between occupations and skills in O*Net:
- Use Handshake to upload your résumé and explore internships and jobs. For more information:
Internet Resources
To explore values, interests, and skills:
FOCUS 2 bit.ly/focuscareer
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – $15
Self Directed Search – $15
http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/career/s tudents/assessments/
To explore occupational outlooks and salaries:
National Compensation Survey
National Association of College and Employers (NACE)
Professional Organizations
American Comparative Literature Association
Association for Women in Communications
International Labor Communications Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Georgia Southern Student Organization
- African-American Literary Guild
- Debate Team
- Neocentric Souls Poetry Troupe
Last updated: 7/1/2013
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