English What OCU English Majors Do: • Design and edit their own annual literary magazine, The Scarab • Tutor peers and homeless kids in the community • Take a class on war and superheroes with the guy who wrote the book about it • Help document the lives of great Oklahoma authors like Ralph Ellison • Contribute to museum exhibits • Meet and talk to Pulitzer and National Book Award winning poets and Distinguished Speakers • Study in England, Japan, Taiwan, and Germany • Go on to teach English language in another country • Win statewide recognition as future teachers • Study fiction writing with an award-winning author • Publish a graphic novel • Go on to write a novel that gets a feature display at one of the nation’s most famous bookstores: https://twitter.com/bwhobson/status/458472525500915712 • Get jobs at bookstores, libraries, museums, newspapers, law offices, and schools • Go on to write narrative for video game designers • Go to law school or graduate school. 100% of OCU English majors who apply to post-graduate programs get accepted!
What Can I Do with an English Degree? Actually, the question is, “What can’t you do with an English Degree?” The knowledge and skills you will acquire as an English major will prepare you for a wide range of career options. Our graduates become critical thinkers who can research, analyze, and synthesize information, and then intelligently present their conclusions. This ability to communicate thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise fashion (both orally and in written form) is a skill high on every employer’s list. English majors go on to work in a variety of fields, including Communications, Government and Public Sector, Education, and Business and Industry.
Some career options for the English Degree • Academic Advisor/Counselor • Advertising Account Assistant • Advertising Copywriter • Archivist/Historian • Career Planning and Placement Counselor • College Admissions Specialist • College Professor • Computer Instructional Designer • Continuity Writer • Copy Editor/Proofreader • Corporate Communications Specialist • Correspondent/Stringer
• Educational Researcher • Energy Researcher • Environmental Communicator/Researcher • Film Production Assistant • Film Researcher/Copywriter • Freelance Writer • Grantwriter/fundraiser • Intelligence Officer • Legislative Aide • Librarian • Market Research Assistant • Middle or High School Teacher
• Paralegal • Personal Finance Specialist • Political Campaign Worker or Researcher • Publications Marketing Representative • Publications Researcher • Press Operator • Public Affairs Coordinator • Reporter/Staff Writer • Technical Editorial Assistant • Technical Writer
To learn more, contact (405) 208-5707 or english@okcu.edu