English Education
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 Education 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 Education 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)
Assistant Librarian
Graduate Intern
Graduate Student Intern
Student Teacher
Writing Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Glastonbury High School
Manchester High School
Mansfield Middle School
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
Wilton Library Association
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 Tutor
Co-Teacher
Curriculum Specialist
Elementary School Teacher
Interventionist
K-8 Teacher
Second Grade Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Telecommunications Professional
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)
Adjunct English Professor
Assistant Director for Education
Director for Early Childhood Services
Educational Consultant
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Birch Family Services
Capital Region Education Council (CREC)
Easter Seals
Ellington Public Schools
Manchester Public Schools
Millbury Memorial High School
Meriden Public Library
Plymouth Public Schools
Shore Publishing
Suffield Public Schools
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Education
M.A., Elementary Education
M.A., Special Education
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction
M.Ed., Elementary Education and Teaching
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
University of Connecticut
Pratt Institute
University of Edinburgh
Syracuse University
Western Connecticut State University
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