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
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
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Comcast
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South Jersey Magazine
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Girls’ Life Magazine
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Law Offices of Michael P. May
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Agora Publishing, Inc.
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Maryland Winery Association
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Cape Cod Magazine
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Chubb
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Bancroft Publishing
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Baltimore City Public Defender
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Lawyers Without Borders
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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
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
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Writing Majors
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PhD, Comparative Literature
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MA, Composition & Rhetoric
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JD
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MA, English
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MA, Technical Writing
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MFA, Creative Writing
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MS, School Psychology
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MA, Bookmaking
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MA, Professional Writing
- PhD, English Literature
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:
Companies
Translatus, Inc. - Desktop Publishing Specialist/Marketing Specialist
Graduate/Professional Schools
Loyola University Maryland - M.A., Emerging Media
Newcastle University - Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
New York University - Counseling & Guidance