Discover English

Using the skills learned in English classes, our majors go on to succeed in education, law, journalism, government, publishing, marketing, publicity, and many other fields. English majors are equipped with a broad range of transferable skills, enabling them to succeed in any profession.

What Skills Do English Majors Gain?

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Cultural competency! English majors learn what it takes to understand, communicate, and effectively interact with people from diverse backgrounds. 

What Careers Have English Majors Pursued?

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Careers for English Majors:

  • Attorneys
  • Editors
  • Teachers and Professors
  • Authors
  • Marketing Analysts
  • Advertising Agents
  • Journalists
  • Politicians
  • Publicists
  • Grant Writers
  • Fundraisers

Recent Alumni Careers:

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
  • Legislative correspondent at the United States Senate
  • Digital production specialist at W.W. Norton
  • Award-winning fashion journalist
  • Development coordinator for a major charitable organization
  • Producer at Yahoo! Entertainment
  • Attorney
  • Editor at Carnegie Hall
  • Manager at the Vermont Agency of Human Services
  • Business development executive at Apple
  • Sports editor at a Vermont newspaper

Where Do UVM English Majors Go to Graduate School?

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UVM English majors have gone to obtain advanced degrees in English and other fields from such schools such as Brandeis, Columbia, the University of Virginia, Georgetown, George Washington, Harvard, Penn, Rice, Tufts, Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Yale.

The Department of English Plays a Central Role in a Liberal Arts Education at UVM

Learn More About English at UVM.

Contact us at English@uvm.edu.

Advising questions? Minors, majors and prospective students can contact the English Department at English@uvm.edu or the Department Chair Mary Louise Kete at mkete@uvm.edu.