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In               2002,               I               graduated               from               the               University               of               Illinois               at               Springfield               with               a               Bachelor               of               Arts               degree               in               English.

My               decision               to               earn               a               college               degree               in               English               was               motivated               by               one               factor:               my               dream               of               being               a               writer.

And               yet,               my               degree               in               English               has               led               me               to               several               career               opportunities               to               date.

The               benefits               of               a               degree               in               English               are               subtle,               but               they               are               profound               and               proudly               highlighted               by               every               college's               English               Department.

In               analyzing               texts               and               writing               expressively,               English               majors               become               proficient               in               critical               thinking,               creative               thinking,               and               communication.

Because               English               majors               often               choose               their               course               of               study               despite               limited               career               opportunities,               they               tend               to               be               more               involved               and               more               passionate               about               their               studies.
               My               alma               mater,               like               other               universities,               insists               that               a               college               degree               in               English               can               lead               to               a               professional               career               in               any               field.

Yet               opportunities               are               often               limited               to               a               student               with               any               liberal               arts               degree               without               practical               work               experience.

Networking,               on-the-job               training,               and               business               relationships               are               especially               important               for               a               person               beginning               a               professional               career               with               a               degree               in               English.
               My               own               path               after               college               led               me               to               the               three               most               common               career               fields               for               an               English               major:               editing,               teaching,               and               writing.
               Editing
               After               completing               a               B.A.

degree               in               English,               I               entered               the               graduate               program               and               for               the               next               two               years               was               the               editor               of               the               UIS               English               Department's               literary               journal,               The               Alchemist               Review.

This               was               my               first               opportunity               to               directly               use               my               English               degree               and               the               skills               I               had               learned               as               an               undergraduate               English               major.
               An               editing               career               is               often               begun               as               a               student               or               intern,               a               fact               checker,               or               editorial               assistant.

Editors               then               work               their               way               up               through               increasing               levels               of               responsibility               which               vary               according               to               the               organization.

Newspaper               editors               often               begin               as               writers.

Editors               for               book               publishers               may               proofread               or               evaluate               manuscripts.
               After               two               years               as               a               student               editor,               I               knew               I               would               not               continue               on               that               career               path.

I               wanted               to               create               the               written               work,               not               edit               it,               and               from               my               short               experience               as               an               editor,               I               knew               a               career               in               editing               would               take               too               much               time               away               from               my               own               writing.

One               of               the               choices               for               completing               a               master's               degree               in               English               at               UIS               was               finishing               a               creative               writing               project.

For               my               master's               thesis,               I               wrote               a               collection               of               short               stories.

In               2004,               I               graduated               with               an               M.A.

degree               in               English               and               my               first               career               experience               in               editing               a               literary               journal               and               completing               an               extensive               creative-writing               project.
               Teaching
               With               a               graduate               degree               in               English,               my               next-and               I'll               be               honest,               easiest               to               obtain-employment               opportunity               was               teaching               English               Composition               at               a               community               college.

Instructors               of               English               Composition               at               any               accredited               two-year               college               must               hold               an               M.A.

in               English.

(Many,               but               not               all,               four-year               universities               require               a               PhD.)
               If               teaching               is               a               career               you               are               interested               in,               begin               teaching               while               you               are               still               a               graduate               student.

At               most               four-year               universities,               graduate               students               teach               undergraduate               English               Composition.

This               experience               will               be               crucial               in               your               post-graduate               job               search.

Teaching               positions               at               colleges               are               competitive,               and               the               more               experience               you               have,               the               more               likely               you               are               to               secure               a               good               position.
               However,               if               you               are               merely               interested               in               teaching               part-time               to               supplement               your               income               or               leave               time               for               creative               pursuits,               then               you               will               have               little               trouble               finding               a               teaching               job.

Adjunct               English               instructors               are               always               needed               at               community               colleges               and               some               four-year               universities.

The               bad               news?

The               pay               is               low               with               no               benefits               or               tenure               security.
               Also,               as               the               English               language               is               spoken               more               often               around               the               world,               teachers               who               can               teach               English               abroad               are               in               high               demand.

A               B.A.

degree               in               English               will               often               be               the               only               requirement               to               secure               a               job               teaching               English               in               a               foreign               country.

TransitionsAbroad.com               and               TeachAbroad.com               are               both               good               websites               to               begin               looking               for               more               information               on               teaching               English               around               the               world.
               Writing
               Because               journalists               and               technical               writers               usually               earn               journalism               or               communication               degrees,               I               assume               that               most               who               earn               a               degree               in               English               are               creative               writers:               poets,               essayist,               novelist,               and               such.

I               also               fall               into               this               category.

My               degree               in               English               was               the               means               to               study               the               language               and               literature               that               I               loved,               so               that               I               could               learn               the               craft               of               writing.
               As               a               teacher,               grading               essays,               preparing               lectures,               and               communicating               constantly               with               students,               I               was               depleted               in               creativity               and               had               little               time               to               write               anyway.

As               my               daughter               entered               her               first               year               of               elementary               school-and               I               entered               my               thirties-I               decided               the               time               was               long               past               due               to               follow               my               heart               and               turn               my               focus               back               to               writing               full-time.
               I               submitted               a               short               story               to               a               local               literary               magazine               and               saw               it               published.

I               began               writing               more               stories.

I               read               through               Julia               Cameron's               The               Artist's               Way               again               and               went               back               to               writing               morning               pages.

I               wrote               entire               drafts               of               novels               and               put               them               in               my               desk               drawer.

I               started               a               blog.

I               attended               my               first               writer's               conference               in               Chicago.

I               signed               up               at               Associated               Content               and               began               writing               web               content,               which               turned               out               to               be               a               great               motivation               to               me.

Writing               short               articles               for               Associated               Content               and               seeing               them               published               was               not               only               instant               gratification               (helpful               for               a               writer               working               on               a               seemingly               endless               project),               but               also               a               reminder               that               I               was               a               talented               writer.

Within               a               month               of               signing               up,               I               received               a               Best               of               AC               award               for               my               books               reviews.
               Soon               after,               I               joined               my               first               professional               writing               organization,               the               Society               of               Children's               Book               Writers               and               Illustrators               and               found               my               current               writing               group               through               that               organization.

Now,               I               am               to               the               midway               point               of               completing               my               first               young-adult               novel.
               Famous               English               Majors
               The               English               Departments               at               most               colleges               insist               that               an               English               major               is               prepared               to               enter               any               career               field,               and               many               prove               this               point               by               listing               famous               people               who               were               once               college               English               majors.

Putting               aside               the               reminder               of               our               society's               obsession               with               fame               and               notoriety,               it's               still               fun               to               see               successful               people               who               were               English               majors,               if               only               because               of               the               variety               of               their               chosen               career               fields.

These               famous               English               majors               include               not               only               writers,               but               actors,               artists,               executives,               and               scientists:
               •               Dave               Barry               (humorist,               writer,               actor)               
               •               Carol               Browner               (head               of               the               Environmental               Protection               Agency)               
               •               Johnny               Carson               (talk               show               host)               
               •               Chevy               Chase               (comedian,               actor,               writer)               
               •               Tom               Clancy               (writer)               
               •               Vin               Diesel               (actor,               director,               producer,               screenwriter)               
               •               Michael               Eisner               (Walt               Disney               CEO)               
               •               Kathryn               Fuller               (World               Wildlife               Fund               CEO)               
               •               A.

Bartlett               Giamatti               (President,               Yale               University               and               Commissioner               of               Baseball)               
               •               Cathy               Guisewite               (cartoonist               of               "Cathy")               
               •               Stephen               King               (novelist)               
               •               Conan               O'Brien               (talk               show               host,               writer)               
               •               Joe               Paterno               (football               coach,               Penn               State)               
               •               Sally               Ride               (astronaut)               
               •               Diane               Sawyer               (broadcast               journalist)               
               •               Martin               Scorsese               (director)               
               •               Sting               (singer,               songwriter,               musician,               actor,               environmental               activist)               
               •               Steven               Spielberg               (filmmaker)               
               •               Brandon               Tartikoff               (television               executive)               
               •               Clarence               Thomas               (U.S.

Supreme               Court               Justice)               
               •               Harold               Varmus               (Nobel               laureate               in               medicine,               Director               of               National               Institute               of               Health)               
               •               Barbara               Walters               (broadcast               journalist)               
               •               Reese               Witherspoon               (actress)
               Don't               choose               a               college               degree               in               English               thinking               you'll               make               the               list               of               famous               English               majors,               but               if               you               know               in               your               heart               that               you               love               language               and               literature,               then               please               follow               that               intuition               and               earn               a               degree               English.

You               may               not               have               the               security               of               knowing               your               direct               career               path,               but               then               most               English               majors               are               the               kind               of               people               who               understand               that               the               not-knowing,               the               adventure               and               excitement,               the               unlimited               possibilities,               is               the               best               part               of               life,               no               matter               what               their               career.
               Sources:
               Occupational               Outlook               Handbook:               Authors,               Writers,               and               Editors               http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos320.htm               
               What               Can               I               Do               With               This               Degree?

http://www.uis.edu/english/about/degree.html               
               Famous               English               Majors               http://english.illinoisstate.edu/prospective/famousMajors.shtml






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