Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles 
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Writing Majors
Where Recent Writing Graduates Were Hired

Overview of Major

The writing major allows students to develop their talents as writers while grounding themselves in rhetoric and in a long tradition of poetry and prose. Writing majors typically go on to become editors, desktop publishers, lawyers, reviewers, newsletter managers, and consultants, as well as published authors.

Resources

• Writing Department Site
• Course Catalogue
• Academic Advising and Support Center

Potential Job Titles

• English Teacher
• Reporter
• Technical Writer
• Social Media Assistant
• Assistant Publisher
• Paralegal
• Assistant Editor
• Book Editor
• Publications Editor
• Grant Writer
• Columnist
• Librarian
• Graphic Designer
• Admissions Counselor
• Litigation Support Specialist
• Campus Minister
• Freelance Writer
• Scholarship Associate

Examples of Internships

• Comcast
• South Jersey Magazine
• Girls’ Life Magazine
• Law Offices of Michael P. May
• Agora Publishing, Inc.
• Maryland Winery Association
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Cape Cod Magazine
• Chubb
• Bancroft Publishing
• Cosmopolitan Magazine
• Baltimore City Public Defender
• Lawyers Without Borders
• Maryland Public Television
• Martin-Lauer Associates LLC
• The Rosen Group, NICHE Magazine

Possible Career Fields

Writing/Editing

• Creative writing
• Journalism
• Freelance
• Technical writing

Education

Publishing

• Editing
• Advertising
• Sales
• Circulation
• Production
• Publicity

Advertising

• Creative
• Media
• Research

Public Relations

• Research
• Writing
• Editing
• Media

Law

Business/Industry
 

Possible Work Settings

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Internet sites
• Private schools
• Trade magazines
• Advertising agencies
• Public relations firms
• Law firms
• Government agencies
• Banks
• Real estate agencies
• Insurance firms
• Bookstores
• Colleges & universities
• Private learning center

Important Skills and Abilities

• Speaking & debate
• Computer
• Deadline oriented
• Initiative
• Word processing & editing
• Persistence
• Assertiveness
• Research
• Public speaking
• Analytical
• Creative
• Attention to detail
• Work well under pressure

Sample Web Resources

• American Academy of Political & Social Science
• American Bar Association
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• American Press Institute
• Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
• National Writers Union
• News Leaders Association

Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Writing Majors

• PhD, Comparative Literature
• MA, Composition & Rhetoric
• JD
• MA, English
• MA, Technical Writing
• MFA, Creative Writing
• MS, School Psychology
• MA, Bookmaking
• MA, Professional Writing
• PhD, English Literature

Where Recent Writing Graduates Were Hired

The Career Center at Loyola University Maryland conducts an annual follow-up survey with new Loyola graduates between six and nine months after Commencement to paint a comprehensive picture of the professional paths each class has chosen. 

Here's a snapshot of where our writing majors were hired or went on to graduate school:

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