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Description of English Major
For students interested in an English curriculum aligned with the more traditional career paths, particularly those leading to teaching and to graduate school, IU Southeast offers a scholarly environment that allows majors to gain knowledge and appreciation of the literatures of various periods and cultures. The English faculty strongly believes that the skills of critical thinking and writing are transferable to a wide variety of entry-level careers.
Because of the flexibility and complementary strengths of the English department faculty and the program itself, students have been able to combine courses in economics, management, human relations, and organizational theory within their English majors, making them even more attractive to businesses and organizations. In recent years, majors have entered the fields of teaching, publishing, business and industry, advertising, government, law, communications, and public relations.
Presently, the IU Southeast English Department offers the following two concentrations:
- Literature
- Writing
RELATED 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
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Explore Majors - What Can I Do With A Major In?
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A chemistry major can become a chemist, a history major can become an historian. But it is much more likely that your career choices will be enormously varied, and not tied to a specific major at all.
The 21st century workplace will challenge you to have many different jobs and most probably multiple careers. Your major will provide you a broad range of skills which will enable you to stay marketable in the fast-changing work world.
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In addition to the majors listed at the right, IU Southeast offers a number of certificate programs and academic minors to help students round out or expand their academic profile.
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