Program Overview
Pacific Lutheran University's English program offers three concentrations: Creative Writing, Professional, Public, and Digital Literacies, and Literature. Graduates have pursued careers in editing, teaching, writing, and law, as well as graduate programs in English, library science, business, and creative writing. The estimated salary for alumni from the last twenty years is $61,158.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Studying English at PLU involves opening yourself up to opportunities for growth and change. English courses reveal that the world around you is vast, filled with endless experiences. Studying English challenges you to open your mind, explore, and change. The English major at PLU has three concentrations:
- Creative Writing - allows students to hone their craft in a variety of genres through intensive writing workshop courses.
- Professional, Public, and Digital Literacies - teaches students skills of effective writing and storytelling for various practical situations - including an emphasis on digital media.
- Literature - allows students to explore the diverse range of literatures written in English - American, British, and Global - to understand how writers have used the creative power of literary expression to understand and engage the world.
Careers:
Graduates from the last five years have secured jobs such as: Editor, State of Oregon Editorial Intern, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Journal Teacher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Legal Advocate, YWCA of Pierce County English Teacher, Peace Corps Professional Writing Consultant, Pierce College - Puyallup Independent Bookstore Manager, Grass Roots Books & Music Family Voluntary Service Specialist - Child Protection Specialist, WA Department of Children, Youth, and Families Graduates from the last five years have pursued graduate programs such as:
- Master of Arts in English, Oxford University
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington
- Master of Business Administration, Oregon State University
- Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Pacific Lutheran University The estimated salary of alumni from this program from the last twenty years is $61,158.