English
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review English career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where English alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Academic Support Services Intern
Editorial Intern
Marketing & Communications Intern
Marketing & Public Relations Intern
Marketing Assistant
Marketing Intern
Press & Marketing Intern
Project Management Intern
School Counseling Intern
Student Teacher
Tutor
Volunteer Development Writer
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
American Red Cross, Connecticut Chapter
Bentley University
Brookline High School
Bulkeley High School
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
CONNSTEP
CT Writing Project
Global Pequot Press
Horses Healing Humans
Mystic Museum of Art
New Britain Museum of American Art
PMX Agency
Shelton High School
UConn School of Pharmacy
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Academic Success Coach
Account Coordinator
Account Manager
Account Specialist
Assistant Account Executive
Copywriter
Creative Nonfiction Editor
Director of Education
ESL Language Instructor
Medical Scribe
Operations Director
Paralegal
Production Assistant
Regional Account Manager
Writing eTutor
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Academic Advisor
Assistant Dean of Students
Career Counsellor
Commercial Servicing Specialist
Director of Marketing
Director of the Connecticut Writing Project
Editor
English Teacher
High School English Teacher
Lecturer in English
Program Coordinator
School Counselor
Vice President, Business Insurance Underwriting Product
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Alison Brod Marketing and Communications
Apple
Central Connecticut State University
Emmanuel College
Granite Telecommunications
indeed.com
International TEFL Academy
Isobar
Ledyard Public Schools
Long River Review
Macmillan Publishers
Mystic Seaport
Norwich Free Academy
Panera Bread
Scribe America
Smith College
The Hartford
The Taunton Press
Travelers
University of Connecticut
Weber Shadwick
Webster Bank
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
J.D.
M.A., Compositional Theory
M.A., English
M.A., Education Theory
M.A., Education Policy
M.A., Teaching - English
M.A., School Counseling
M.B.A.
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration
M.Ed., College Student Counseling & Personnel Services
M.S., Counselor Education
M.S.W.
Ph.D., Educational Administration & Leadership
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Boston College
Central Connecticut State University
Columbia University
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Sacred Heart University
Southern Illinois University
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Missouri St. Louis
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