English

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What is English?

Students in English can choose from an exciting variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in such areas as American, British, and world literature; the English language and linguistics; professional writing, including technical writing, business writing, and journalism; expository writing, rhetoric, and composition; and teacher training. It is knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Related Career Titles

Account Executive	Editor, Film/Video	Literary Agent
Actor/Actress	Editor, Magazine	Loan Officer
Administrative Assistant	Editor, News	Lobbyist
Administrator	Editor, Newspaper	Magazine Writer
Advertising Copywriter	Editor, Publications	Management Trainee
Analyst	Editor, Publications	Manuscript Reader
Artist	Editor, Writer	Market Research
Analyst	Editorial Assistant	Marketing Specialist
Attorney	Education & Training	Marketing Writer
Author - Fiction Non-Fiction	Educational Program Specialist	Mass Media
Assistant Scientific Writer	Entertainment Agent	Media Planner
Bank Officer	Fashion Merchandiser	Medical Records
Biographer	Foreign Correspondent	Narrator
Book Critic	Freelance Writer/Consultant	Novelist
Business Manager	Fundraiser	Paralegal
Circulation Assistant	Greeting Card Writer	Paralegal Assistant
City Manager	Hearing Officer	Personnel Manager
College Professor	Hotel & Motel Manager	Playwright
Columnist/Commentator	Human Resource Specialist	Poet
Comedy Writer	Human Service Practitioner	Politician
Communications Manager	Humorist/Comedian	Probation and Parole Officer
Congressional Aide	Information Abstractor	Product Manager
Copywriter	Insurance Agent	Program Manager
Corrective Therapist	Interior Designer	Proofreader
Creative Writer	Interpreter & Translator	Property Manager
Critic, Art/Book	Investment Counselor/Manager	Public Administrator
Crossword Puzzle	Journalist	Public Relations Specialist
Curator	Labor Relations Specialist	Public Speaker
Customer Service	Lawyer	Publicity Assistant
Desktop Publisher	Legal Assistant	Publisher
Director	Librarian	Publishing Assistant
Radio-TV Commentator	Sales Representative	Special Events Coordinator
Radio-TV Newscaster	Sales/Service Manager	Speech Writer
Reading Consultant	Script Reader	Sports Writer
Reporter	Singer/Voice	Stockbroker
Research Assistant	Teacher	Talent Agent
Researcher/Pollster	Social Welfare Examiner	Teacher (all levels)
Retail Sales	Social Worker	ESL Teacher
Technical Consultant	Translator	Writer
Technical Writer	Underwriter	Documentation Specialist
Training Specialist	Video Scriptwriter/Producer

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Related Major Skills

Influencing and persuading		Presenting alternative view points
Clarifying ideas		Making oral presentations
Problem solving		Developing hypotheses
Comparing interpretations		Summarizing ideas
Thinking independently		Editing skills
Creative writing		Oral and written communication skills