In every career, effective communication remains an essential ingredient for success. Here are some careers that IUS English majors have chosen. A wide range of opportunities are available from secondary schools to undergraduate and graduate university programs. Both the English and the Education departments can help you prepare for such careers. Opportunities in publishing range from free-lance editing to industrial editing.
Many English graduates pursue jobs on newspapers and magazines.
Business and Industry. Combining courses in economics, management, human relations, and organizational theory with English department courses in business communications will make you even more attractive to many companies. Many English majors find employment as an account executive or as an advertising copywriter. Another alternative for English majors includes working for elected officials or for governmental agencies or departments. Speech writing and media relations are two of the more obvious examples.