If Stratford, England, is your love, visit it first-hand on a Literary Tour of England, led by one of the College's British literature professors. For three summer weeks, you'll be immersed in British literature as you travel to London, Stratford and sites in the surrounding English country-side. If Western literature, a dude ranch and cowboys are of interest, the annual cross-country literary trip to New Mexico may be for you. Other off-campus opportunities include literary readings, excursions to the Thomas Wolfe homestead in Asheville, NC, and visits to New England, including New Bedford, Walden Pond and other American literary landmarks. You can choose to be as active outside the classroom as you wish.
Some students present papers at scholarly conferences and others write for college publications.
Asbury students have been invited to share their work at regional poetry and creative writing readings and to publish in national literary magazines. You may also design internship and practicum opportunities under the supervision of your faculty advisor. English majors learn to gather, analyze and express ideas well, an advantage in any profession. Our alumni are published authors, professors, editors, teachers, attorneys, legal assistants, pastors, even physicians. They work in public relations and publications careers and as sports information directors, publication art directors and news reporters, for example.