The English program offered through Nicholls Online offers the following major areas of concentration: creative writing, literary studies, film studies, and writing and rhetoric. The degree is organized around a core of courses that will begin with English 220, which is designed to introduce you to the discipline, each area of concentration, and what kinds of jobs you can expect to find after graduating with a degree in English. In addition to your concentration, you will find a wide variety of electives to choose from, such as American, British, and world literature, and the literary genres of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and even film. In keeping with national trends in the study of literary works, you will encounter a number of themes addressing global issues. Online courses are offered in eight-week sessions at an accelerated pace, and with the same professors as students who take on-campus courses.
The number one quality that employers are seeking is excellent communication skills, and a degree in English assures that you will possess such skills in speaking and in writing. An English degree provides a broad-based foundation that can prepare you for law school, medical school, or graduate school in all disciplines, or for jobs in administration, editing, publishing, or public relations. English majors may also go onto have careers as personnel directors, business managers, computer systems analysts, or librarians. The degree can prepare you for jobs in journalism, such as writing for newspapers or magazines, TV news, or working in broadcasting, or for jobs in writing fields, such as being a novelist, poet, script writer for TV and films, dramatist, or professional or technical writer. Of course, you can also teach with a degree in English.
What’s in it for me?
Degree Length: 4 Years
University: Nicholls State University
Classroom Format: In-Person or Online
