English (ENGL)

What is English?

According to the Department of English at the University of Arkansas, "The Department of English offers four degrees and an online certificate. Students can take courses in African American, Arab American, U.S. Latina/Latino, Native American, postcolonial and southern literatures, as well as in creative writing and translation, film and media studies, gender and sexuality studies, rhetoric and composition, digital humanities, service-learning and a constantly changing list of period- and genre-specific topics."

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Program Directors	Editor, Publications	Novelist
Actor/Actress	Editor, Writer	Poet
Administrative Coordinator	Entertainment Agent	Camera Operators, Television, Video, & Motion Picture
Broadcast Technicians	ESL Teacher	Marketing Managers
Copywriter	Marriage & Family Therapists	Audio-Visual & Multimedia Collections Specialists
Technical Directors/Managers	Foreign Correspondent	Editors
Artist	Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, & Radio	Property Manager
Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers	Fundraiser	Adult Education Teacher
Attorney	Communications Teachers	Public Relations Specialist
Author	Hearing Officer	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers
Financial Managers	Fashion Designers	Desktop Publishers
Editor, Newspaper	Human Resource Specialist	Teacher Assistants
Book Critic	Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers	Education Administrators
Business Manager	Humorist/Comedian	Radio-TV Commentator
Library Assistants	Academic Advisor	Instructional Coordinators
Library Science Teachers	Insurance Agent	Administrative Services Managers
College Professor	Interior Designer	Producers
Broadcast News Analysts	Interpreter & Translator	Proofreaders & Copy Markers
Interviewers	Counseling Psychologists	Survey Researchers
Event Planners	Executive Administrative Assistants	Retail Sales
Legislators	Labor Relations Specialist	Sales Representative
Patient Representatives	Account Representative	Air Traffic Controllers
Eligibility Interviewers	Legal Assistant	Appraisers, Real Estate
Set & Exhibit Designers	Librarian	Singer/Voice
Foreign Language & Literature Teachers	Library Technicians	Social Worker
Advertising & Promotions Managers	Loan Officer	Special Education Teacher
Curator	Lobbyist	Sports Writer
Documentation Specialist	Training & Development Managers	Sales Agent
Editor, Film/Video	Manuscript Reader	Technical Writer
Editor, Magazine	Marketing Specialist	Training Specialist
Editor, News	Medical Records	Underwriter

Related Skills

Clarifying Ideas	Making Oral Presentations
Comparing Interpretations	Oral & Written Communication Skills
Creative Writing	Presenting Alternative View Points
Developing Hypotheses	Problem Solving
Editing Skills	Summarizing Ideas
Influencing & Persuading	Thinking Independently