Advisement

It's a Good Day to Become an English Major!

 

English Advisement Guidebook

A comprehensive map to your English Major journey.

You Know You’ll Enjoy Being An English Major If You ...

• love to read different types of texts
• enjoy analyzing this material
• have strong writing and speaking skills
• are creative and like to work independently

 

 And  If You Are Ready To ...

• discuss your ideas
• read literary criticism
• compare different ways of interpreting the same work
• manage your time well so you can complete all the reading and writing you are assigned
• develop your mettle as a scholar by writing  twenty-five-page papers
• get practical experience interning, editing or writing for the school newspaper or literary journal, or peer tutoring
• attend readings and participate in other related activities
• consider studying Joyce in Dublin, Shakespeare in Cambridge, or another author in his or her own country

 

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What Can I Do With An English Degree?

 

 

Traditionally, English graduates have become:

• English/ESL Teachers
• Creative Writers
• Publishers
• Producers
• Journalists
• Broadcasters
• Public Relations Developers
• Public Information Officers/Directors
• Grant Writers
• Human Resource Managers

 

But an English Degree as a Pre-Professional Major or a Pre-Masters Major also prepares you to enter careers in:

• Diplomacy/International Relations
• Linguistics
• Education
• Medicine
• Law
• Public Administration
• Film
• Business
• Science

 

*This listing of careers comes from the various websites listed in the following pages and from the general knowledge of the UOG English Division faculty. 

 

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Faculty Advisors

FACULTY	OFFICE	PHONE	EMAIL	ADVISEMENT AREA
Dr. Flores, Evelyn	EC-213E	(671) 735-2742	evelynrflores@triton.uog.edu	American Lit; Pacific Lit & Secondary Education
Dr. Garcia, Chris	EC-208A	(671) 735-2765	cgarcia@triton.uog.edu	Composition & Rhetoric
Dr. Gugin, David	EC-216D	(671) 735-2729	dgugin@triton.uog.edu	Literature; Secondary Education & Linguistics
Dr. Hahm, Hyun-Jong	EC-216B	(671) 735-2737	hhahm@triton.uog.edu	Theoretical Linguistics; MA in English Advisor
Dr. Quan, Clarisa	EC-213F	(671) 735-2730	cquan@triton.uog.edu	Applied Linguistics; Chair, MA Program
Dr. Sant, Andrea	EC-117J	(671) 735-2736	asant@triton.uog.edu	Women's Literature
Dr. Schreiner, Christopher	EC-216C	(671) 735-2731	csscamel@yahoo.com	Theoretical Literature; Philosophy; MA Advisor
Simpson-Warner, Carol	EC-208C	(671) 735-2727	cswarner@triton.uog.edu	English & Secondary Education
Dr. Vest, Jason	EC-216A	(671) 735-2735	japaves@yahoo.com	Literature; 21st Century Lit/Sci-fi/Film