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.
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| Actor/Actress | Editor, Magazine | Loan Officer | |
| Administrative Assistant | Editor, News | Lobbyist | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
The Write Jobs www.writerswrite.com/jobs
Online journal and job site for higher education http://chronicle.com/jobs
MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com
TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services http://www.tvjobs.com/index_a.htm
Job Links for Journalists http://www.newslink.org/joblink.html
Advertising and Media Jobs Page http://www.nationjob.com/media
Journalism NOW www.JournalismNow.com
Careers for English Majors http://www2.uncwil.edu/english/career.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Writers and Editors
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm
Careers in English (from Villanova web site) http://www.english.villanova.edu/careers.htm
Professional Associations Links
Magazine Publishers of America www.magazine.org
National Newspaper Publishing Association www.nnpa.org
Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network www.spawn.org
Small Publishers Association of North America http://spannet.org
Association of American Publishers www.publishers.org
Association of Authors and Publishers www.authorsandpublishers.org
Association of Directory of Publishers www.adp.org
Investigative Reporters & Editors http://www.ire.org/
UNCW Post-Graduate Survey - coming soon
City and Regional Magazine Publishers www.citymag.org
Educational Paperback Association www.edupaperback.org
International Publishers Association www.ipa-uie.org
Book Binders West: Industry Resources www.bookbuilders.org/Res-electronic.html
Media Week www.mediaweek.com
Multicultural Publishing and Education Catalog www.mpec.org
Board Game Publishers http://boardgames.about.com
Business Book Publishers http://publishing.about.com/cs/businessbooks.htm
Children's Book Publishers http://publishing.about.com/cs/publishers1/index.htm
Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com
Names of Famous English Majors http://www.msstate.edu/dept/english
Authorlink: Information Services for Writers, Editors, Literary Agents
and
Publishers http://www.authorlink.com/index.html
Creative Freelancers http://www.freelancers.com/
Selected Publishers (index of sites)
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/publishers.html#selected
The Ultimate Collection of News Links (5,900+ US &
International online newspapers) http://pppp.net/links/news/
Broadcasters: Index of Internet Resources
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/publishers/broadcast.html
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