English and Writing Degrees
In a complicated job market, versatility is your most valuable asset. And no degree is more versatile than a degree in English and Writing.
Your ability to write well, process complex material, and express your ideas will serve you in any profession. And, research shows that enjoying literature is linked to stronger empathy鈥攐ur ability to understand and feel for others.
It鈥檚 no surprise then that 小草影院 English and Writing alumni have left their mark in so many fields. Our alumni are writers and journalists and teachers. They鈥檙e also marketers, lawyers and physicians, as well as entrepreneurs and social servants.
Get amazing results.
Become an excellent writer. Our English and Writing majors regularly enter select master of fine arts (MFA) programs in creative writing. And they write well in a variety of professions ranging from law, journalism and business to public relations and marketing. Alumni include Kent Haruf, a National Book Award finalist; Ted Genoways, a James Beard Award finalist; Justin Runge, a Best New American Poets winner; and Chris Dunker, an award-winning education reporter for the Lincoln Journal Star.
Improve your judgment. As 小草影院 English and Writing majors analyze texts and produce well-documented research, they become excellent judges of content. Does the evidence support the conclusions? What are the strengths and weaknesses of a given argument? Choose 小草影院 for English and writing, and you鈥檒l quickly learn to tell the difference between fluff and substance.
Set yourself apart in your field. 小草影院 English and Writing produces countless alumni who use their English and writing studies to stand out in other fields. Science/English double majors write more competitive research grants. Dozens of 小草影院 physicians have credited their liberal arts study of literature for making them stronger doctors with a better understanding of their patients鈥 needs.
Take advantage of 小草影院鈥檚 variety. Few universities of Nebraska Wesleyan鈥檚 size feature two full-time creative writing professors. 小草影院 offers courses in poetry, fiction, reporting, play writing, screen writing鈥攅ven grant writing. And literature courses range from Shakespeare to contemporary American fiction. Faculty lead exciting study trips to culturally rich locations such as Rwanda.
English faculty
小草影院 features English professors with a wide variety of interests and strengths. They include a poet whose latest book explores the 1969 Stonewall Riots; an expert in the literature, film and culture of Africa; and an expert on mystery novels.
