Pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis at Southern Utah University. Join a supportive community and apply today!
Southern Utah University English majors explore language and literature through a number of degree emphases with award-winning faculty mentors. Some of the opportunities Southern Utah University majors enjoy include learning abroad, international English honor societies, editing experience, internships in a variety of writing and communication fields, paid teaching internships, paid writing-tutor training and experience, travel to academic conferences and workshops, writing retreats at the Southern Utah University Mountain Center, and creative readings at the Southern Utah Museum of Art. These experiences, paired with small class sizes and individual faculty mentorship, help English majors develop skills in high demand by a range of employers and graduate programs, such as critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, project management and teamwork, literary analysis, technical and design skills, information literacy, teaching and instruction, and cross-disciplinary research skills. Furthermore, English majors can supplement their degree with a number of minors or certificates, including entrepreneurship, history, information systems, film studies, and graphic design among others. Graduates in English go on to enjoy careers in library science, technical communication, publishing, higher education, teaching, financial consulting, politics and nonprofits, law, technology startups, web development, journalism, and many others.
