English and Global Literatures
Explore the BA in Literature and find out about program requirements, courses, and faculty.
Career Possibilities
The options below are a starting point to explore potential career paths. Additional training, and experiential learning may be needed to pursue these possibilities.
Acquired Skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Read accurately and analytically
- Imaginative & creative
- Persuasive
- Self motivated & disciplined
- Editing & grammatical skills
- Organized
- Observant
- Individually expressive
- Ability to present alternative view points
- Summarizing ideas
Career Titles
- Assistant Copywriter
- Author
- Book Critic
- Book Editor
- Business Manager
- Columnist
- Copyeditor
- Copywriter
- Counselor
- Editor
- Fact Checker
- Fund Raiser
- Lawyer
- Librarian
- Literary Agent
- Marketing Specialist
- Media Buyer
- Museum Assistant
- Paralegal
- Playwright
- Poet
- Production Assistant
- Professor
- Proof Reader
- Public Relations Specialist
- Public Relations Writer
- Publicity Manager
- Reporter
- Researcher
- Sales Representative
- Screenplay Writer
- Speechwriter
- Staff Writer
- Story Editor
- Teacher
- Technical Writer
- Writer
Types of Organizations that Hire
- Publishing Houses
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Advertising Agencies
- Public Relations Firms
- Government Agencies
- Film Studios
- Educational Institutions
- Radio and Television Broadcasting
- Corporations
- Non Profit Organizations
Career Information and Professional Association Links
Buzzfile - Employers of English majors
American Comparative Literature Association
Association of American Publishers
Association of Authors and Publishers
Independent Book Publishers Association
The Association of Magazine Media
National Newspaper Publishing Association
National Writers Union
Public Relations Society of America
Center for Communications
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online - Job descriptions, growth forecasts & salary
Job Search Links
Career Development Center - Select Purchase JobScore to access jobs posted for Purchase students and alumni
Mediabistro - Job and industry information in the media
Bookjobs - Jobs/internships in the publishing industry
The Write Job
Publishers Lunch Job Board - From Publishers Marketplaces
Communication Arts - Site for the professional creative marketplace
Freelance Writing - Resources for working writers & job search
FWJ Freelance writing jobs
Poets and Writers - Job postings
NYC Department of Education -Apply to be a teacher in NYC & other resources
Teach for America
NYC Teaching Fellows
City Year