English 389 - The Major and Beyond: Career

This course helps English majors find their way to the post-graduate life they want. Students practice important job search skills, learn to articulate the worth of their major, and leave the course with a better sense of their vocational direction. In addition to receiving individualized guidance in creating cover letters and resumes of immediate use, students work on multiple other assignments: attendance at career events, interviews with professionals from fields of interest, a professional presentation, a short paper researching professions, and participation in a mock interview. The course gives students a chance to build community with other English majors, make useful contacts in the department, college, and university, and practice networking with alumni, employers, and others.

This course is open to Senior, Junior and Sophomore English majors only. CW Gen Ed Full-title: The Major and Beyond: Career Exploration for English Majors.