Career Preparation
In the Department of English & Literature, you’ll experience formation of your mind and soul while preparing for a career.
Career Preparation in English Major*
Freshman Year
- Intro to LinkedIn, networking, and internship planning, LinkedIn Profile Creation: LIT2105 Literary Studies
Sophomore Year
- Visits from variety of writing professionals, interviewing techniques, resume creation: ENG2146 Writing for Organizations
Junior Year
- Updating LinkedIn: ENG3125 Structure of English Grammar
Junior or Senior Year
- Internship: ENG4995/LIT4995/LIN4995
Senior Year
Fall
- Professional portfolio preparation, resume updating: ENG4435 Writing Theory and Ethics
Spring
- Resume and Professional Portfolio Review with Employers: Capstone (ENG4855, 4858; LIT4859; LIN4856)
*see below for other career preparation course content
Selected Internship Experiences
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Bethany House Publishers
- West Academic Publishing
- Mpls St Paul Magazine
- Collegis Education
- Redleaf Press
- The Borgen Project
Common Careers
- Copy Editor—Red Line Editorial, West Academic Publishing
- Assistant Production Editor—Bethany Publishing
- Communications Specialist—Medtronic
- Technical Writer—Medtronic, Pearson Vue
- Grant Coordinator—Salvation Army
- Translator—Wycliffe Bible Translators
Professional Writing Course Options
- ENG2235 Editing and Proofreading
- ENG3165 Instructional Design for Professional Writing
- ENG3245 Writing for Magazines
- ENG3247 Technical Writing
- ENG3248 Grant Writing
- ENG3249 Social Media Marketing
- ENG3316 Freelance Writing
- Professional Experience Credits:
- Editing for Inkstone
- Newspaper writing for the Examiner
Additional Career Preparation
- Critical thinking and close textual analysis in literature courses
- Research and presentation skills in capstones
- Research experience in LIT4841/LIN 3841 Research and LIN4425 Linguistic Research Methods
- Graduate school panel alternative years
- Working on campus as a work study for a professor in the department, the Writing Center, or Berntsen Library
