The discipline requires and helps develop solid reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Literary study provides the complex understanding of human experience that is essential for success in many fields. Many graduates in English enter law schools, medical schools, business administration, and civil service at all levels of government. There are opportunities in insurance, publishing, space industries, foundations, public utilities, personnel relations, banks, advertising, and the print media, as well. In short, wherever literacy, critical thinking, and articulate self-expression are valued, persons who have majored in English can find satisfying and remunerative careers.
Several scholarships are available to qualified English majors.
They also may join the campus chapters of Golden Key and Phi Kappa Phi, national honor societies which are open to qualified students in all academic disciplines. In addition, numerous scholarships are available to students in all disciplines who meet established criteria. Return to top of page. Back to English department home page.