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Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief:
Careers for English Majors

MAKING YOURSELF MARKETABLE

In addition to studying hard and achieving high grades in your area, the English department suggests that you participate in extra-curricular activities such as clubs, athletics, student publications, music, volunteer work or paid career-related work. Most employers seek to hire well-rounded individuals, people who have explored their own souls and who have also demonstrated an ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously. In many cases, your interests outside the English major or outside academia altogether will dovetail with your professional training to identify the right career niche for you. For example, an English major who also studies biology might go on to edit a scientific journal. Another who enjoys hiking and trail-building on the weekend might write grants for a parks department, or go to graduate school for forestry, or teach environmental education classes to schoolchildren at a nature center.

You should also try to meet people in your chosen field. Asking someone what they do at work will give you a better idea of what kind of job might suit you. Professionals are usually glad to talk to prospective colleagues, and may be able to give you tips on how to get started. As a student at the University of Scranton, you may want to try an internship or two. (In recent years, our students have worked as journalists, advertising copywriters, and political aides.)

For a closer look at some of the career possibilities available to English majors at the University of Scranton, click on any of the following:

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To see where recent English graduates work, click here.

To see what grad schools recent English graduates attend, click here.