Graduate: English
What Can You Do With An Graduate Degree in English?
Information and Options for English
- English Related Skills
- Relevant Entry-Level Career Titles
- Employers of English Majors
- Job Posting Sites
- Career Planning Links
- Professional Associations
English Related Skills
- Communicate Effectively
- Layout and Design Skills
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Developed Analytical Skills
- Edit and Proofread
- Examine Rhetorical Devices
- Extensive Vocabulary
- Impart Knowledge through Writing
- Application of Language
- Examine Rhetorical Devices
- Extensive Vocabulary
- Understand Linguistics
- Knowledge of History
- Objectivity
- Oratory Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Persuasion Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Research Skills
- Language
- Collecting & Examining Data
- Impart Knowledge through Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Interpret and Analyze Literature
- Knowledge of Current Events
Related Entry-Level Career Titles
- Academic Adviser
- Account Executive
- Actor
- Adjunct Faculty
- Advertising Account Executive
- Circulation Coordinator
- Columnist
- Copy Editor
- Editorial Clerical Staff
- Freelance Speech Writer
- Technical Writer
- Research Assistant
- Promotion Coordinator
- Production Staff
- Advertising Copywriter
- Advertising Media Planner
- Continuity Writer
- Correspondent
- Editor in Chief
- Interpreter
- Legislative Aide
- Fiction Writer
- Film Researcher
- Publications Researcher
- Paralegal
- Teacher, Elementary/Secondary
- Commentator
- Creative Writer
- Digital Photographer
- Lyricist
- Announcer
- Greeting Card Writer
- Press Agent Trainee
- Traffic Reporter
- Story Analyst
- Recruiter
- Print Production Coordinator
- Freelance Writer
- Grant Writer
- Radio/TV Copy writer
- Reporter
- Technical Editorial Assistant
- User Documentation Writer
- Speech Writer
- Staff Writer
- Computer Instructional Designer
- Continuity Writer
- Contract Administrator
- Policy and Procedures Analyst
- Professor
- English as Second Language Instructor
Employers of English Majors
- Advertising Agencies
- Book Publishers
- Broadcasting Companies
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Radio/Television Stations
- Foreign Schools (ESL, EFL)
- Law Firms or Law Schools
- Educational Institutions
- Government Agencies
- Movie Studios
- Newspapers/Magazines
- Research Firms
- Libraries
- Freelance Publications
Job Posting Sites
- Freelance Writing Jobs offers freelance writing opportunities for writers of any specialty
- Media Bistro is a leading media & writing job posting site, and also offers career planning
- ProBlogger provides job listings for English majors in the digital age
- Journalism Jobs provides media opportunities in the US and abroad
- National Academy of Television Arts is a television and advanced media job data base.
- Nation Jobs a job posting site for news and advertising positions
- The Write Jobs is a great place to locate jobs in the field of writing
- Talent Zoo posts jobs in advertising, marketing, new media and digital industries
- Idealist connects millions of idealists – people who want to do good – with opportunities for action and collaboration all over the world.
- UIS CareerConnect Career Development Center’s job posting site
Career Planning Links
- “14 Jobs For English Majors That Pay At Least $60,000” from Forbes magazine
- Sell Out Your Soul: A Career Guide for “Lost Humanities Majors”
- Job opportunity suggestions from The Balance
- FOCUS is an online career planning system provided by UIS Career Development Center
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- UIS Career Development Center GOALS can help you navigate the career planning process
- UIS Department of English details the field of study and curriculum
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
- National Writers Union
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Writers Guild of America
- University of Illinois Alumni Association