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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