Careers

You may have already looked at the variety of programs that our department offers in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, Language and Literature, and Literary, Film, and Cultural Studies. But what can you do with your degree?

Our amazing alumni offer some examples.

A degree from the LLCW will prepare you for careers in the following fields:

• Professional and Technical Writing
• Creative Writing
• Web Content Writing and Design
• Digital Writing
• Editing and Proofreading
• Business and Public Relations 
• Speech Writing
• Library Science
• Archival Research
• Law
• Education
• Non-Profit

Our majors appeal to employers in business and non-profit work. LLCW majors learn powerful research skills. Our majors excel in gathering large amounts of information, analyzing it, and presenting it in writing, visually, and orally to others in an understandable form. Our majors become adept at articulating themselves clearly and convincingly, assessing and responding to others' ideas purposefully, and interacting with people with acuity, focus, and compassion. Our majors outrival others because they understand the power of language to explain, to empower, and to effect change in the world around them.

Our faculty loves teaching. You will find that they want to connect with you, help you to understand your goals, and teach you with innovation and energy to help you meet those goals. So check us out. You will be surprised and happy to see how many options a degree in LLCW from SRU affords you.