{"id":49,"date":"2015-07-28T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/study\/?post_type=areas&p=49"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:41:17","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Majors, Minors & Areas of Study<\/div>

English<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Read. Write. Create. Consider absolutely everything.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University of Mary Washington English program draws the most versatile minds of the liberal arts and sciences, challenging you to investigate the great body of English-language literature, from Shakespeare to the graphic novel, and to produce your own works of literary and cultural analysis, fiction, journalism, poetry, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Study abroad for a summer to expand your perspective, or design your own internship as you develop and apply your creative, analytic, and communication skills. The future is wide open for anyone with the linguistic and cultural competencies at the heart of the UMW English major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Awarded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students majoring in English who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At UMW, you\u2019ll find relevant course offerings in ancient to modern literatures, literary theory, memoir, poetry, creative writing, journalism, magazine writing, digital storytelling, and more. Faculty bring passion and wide-ranging expertise to the study of language, literature, and their social and historical contexts, whether in the novels of Jane Austen or Charles Dickens, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century African-American literature, literature by LGBTQ authors, postcolonial literature, contemporary poetry or fiction, literature of the American South, environmental writing, electronic literature, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every field values employees who can think critically and communicate clearly. Recent UMW graduates with English majors report employment<\/a> in business, media, schools, government, and NGOs. They\u2019re writers, editors, public relations specialists, teachers, IT professionals, lawyers, counselors, community organizers, business owners, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students may complete for-credit internships<\/a> to gain knowledge and job experience. Many students study abroad to increase cultural awareness, broaden their perspectives, and develop skills for an increasingly international employment marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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