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Originally Posted by maleficent
You've got a degree- that opens up a lot of doors - in a lot of cases, it really doesn't matter what the degree is in..
Some possible options:
Education
Advertising/Public relations (generally requires good writing skills)
Publshing (copy editor)
Librarian (though library sciences as a graduate degree would be necessary)
Researcher (especially if you like to read)
Politics (legislative type positions would require lots of reading, etc)
There's a lot you could do - check out the career center at your college, and see what they have available... I wouldn't worry so much about finding a job that is related to english per say, but that you've gotten a degree - that's what matters..
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I am one credit away from a minor in Professional Writing. The class I need to fulfill the minor is Journalism, and I haven't taken the class partly due to lack of planning, but also because I fluctuate on my stance towards journalism on varying levels.
I am graduating in May, but I'm curious if this decision to not take the Journalism class and add a minor in writing to my degree is a big deal?
I'd rather not run this thread astray by asking side questions, but there is a slight nagging feeling that I may have made a mistake by not adding the minor in professional writing, given that I only needed one more class to fulfill the minor.
And as an addition to my original post: I really do enjoy writing, and I consider myself to be quite adept at it. I don't like journalism, and would not be interested in reporting the news (this also ties into me not fulfilling the minor). Nor do I write on my own much.. But when I have to (assignments, etc) I am able to do it pretty well. I am not sure if that means anything, but I wanted to add it in case it eliminated or added a few potential jobs/careers.
EDIT: I have to head out now, and have only read Mal's reply so far. I've since seen there are others, and I look forward to reading them tonight. Thanks!