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
- Blogger
- Book Editor
- Book Reviewer
- Bureau Reporter
- Consultant
- Corporate Communications Director
- Copy Writer
- Customer Service Representative
- Editor
- Fundraiser/Development Coordinator
- Ghostwriter
- Human Resources Manager
- Insurance Claims Agent
- Legal Secretary/Paralegal
- Librarian
- Media Buyer
- Medical Writer
- Press Secretary
- Public Relations Manager
- Publisher
- Reporter
- Technical Editor
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
Explore More Career Resources
Bookjobs - job and internship resources, general information on the world of publishing, an informational video, and more
Ed(2010) Whisper Jobs - job and internship listings, as well as salary and contact information for various companies in the publishing and journalism industries.
Best Websites for Writers: Jobs and Markets - helpful resources for writers
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