Literature, Language and Writing

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences offers a BGS in Literature, Language, & Writing. This program is designed for students who have earned an associate’s degree or equivalent hours and plan to complete a bachelor’s degree. Professional writing courses are included. The degree can be completed in its entirety only at the KU Edwards Campus. A degree from the Edwards Campus is a degree from KU. A minor in English also can be completed at the KU Edwards Campus.

Department of Literature, Language, & Writing website

Sample of Related Skills

Describe characteristics of literature in English from diverse literary historical periods and cultures
Apply literary terminology for narrative, poetic, and dramatic genres
Use literary critical perspectives to generate original analysis of literature in English
Compose diverse researched and/or original texts in varied genres and formats, using various composing processes, technologies, and/or multimodal formats
Identify the salient features of literary texts from a broad range of English and American literary periods (Specialized Knowledge)
Employ knowledge of literary traditions to produce imaginative writing (Communication Fluency/Applied Learning)

Popular Career Paths

Advertising & Public Relations: Concerns communicating the message of certain products, programs, and organizations and generally requires creativity and strong communication skills.

Business Administration & Management: Allows one to utilize strong communication skills to effectively manage employees, develop correspondence, write business memos and proposals, and more.

Teaching: Requires capabilities beyond knowing and loving the subject, such as curriculum development, classroom management, lesson plan development, and classroom modification.

Technical Writing: Includes taking complex material and making it more user-friendly and/or writing documents, manuals, books, etc. for those who are already familiar with the material.

Writing, Editing, & Publishing: Involves careers in newspapers and magazines, book publishing, freelancing, arts and entertainment, and radio and television.

Jobs to Consider

Places to Seek Employment

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Firms
Book Stores
Consulting Firms
Corporate Companies: HR/Communications Divisions
Educational Institutions, Especially in Higher Education
Insurance Agencies
Law Firms
Libraries
Local, State, and Federal Government Agencies
Newspapers & Magazines
Non-Profit Organizations
Publishing Companies
Self-Employed/Freelance Writing
Think Tanks

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The Author's Guild - search for resources such as a Model Book Contract and Writer's Legal Guide

Writers Guild of America - tools and resources for writers, including information on various fields of writing

Writing Careers for the 21st Century - information on up-and-coming careers in writing