What Can I do with a Major in English, Journalism, or Communications Studies?

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What Can I do with a Major in English, Journalism, or Communications Studies?

Real jobs for college graduates who major in English, journalism, or communications.

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Job titles for graduates with English, journalism, or communications studies degrees:

Acquisitions Editor, Assistant
Advertising Copywriter
Author
Bibliographer
Blogger
Book Reviewer
Columnist
Communications Coordinator
Community Relations Specialist
Document & Procedures Analyst
Editorial Assistant
Fact Checker
Feature Writer
Freelance Writer
Greeting Card Writer
Information Specialist
Journalist
Lexicographer/Linguist
Magazine Writer/Editor
Marketing Writer
Media Planner
Media Specialist
Narrator
News Associate Producer/Editor
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Project Editor
Proofreader
Promotion Specialist
Publicist
Publicity Specialist/Coordinator
Public Information Officer
Public Relations Specialist
Publishing Assistant
Reading Consultant
Reporter
Researcher
Speech Writer
Sportscaster
Sports Writer
Storyteller
Teacher
Technical Writer

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