英语及写作学位
In a complicated job market, versatility is your most valuable asset. 和 no degree is more versatile than a degree in 英语及写作.
你的写作能力, 工艺复杂材料, and express your ideas will serve you in any profession. 和, research shows that enjoying literature is linked to stronger empathy—our ability to understand and feel for others.
It’s no surprise then that NWU 英语及写作 alumni have left their mark in so many fields. Our alumni are writers and journalists and teachers. They’re also marketers, lawyers and physicians, as well as entrepreneurs and social servants.
获得惊人的结果.
成为一个优秀的作家. Our 英语及写作 majors regularly enter select master of fine arts (MFA) programs in creative writing. 和 they write well in a variety of professions ranging from law, journalism and business to public relations and marketing. 校友包括肯特·哈鲁夫, a National Book Award finalist; Ted Genoways, a James Beard Award finalist; Justin Runge, a Best New American Poets winner; and Chris Dunker, an award-winning education reporter for the Lincoln Journal Star.
提高你的判断力. As NWU 英语及写作 majors analyze texts and produce well-documented research, they become excellent judges of content. Does the evidence support the conclusions? What are the strengths and weaknesses of a given argument? Choose NWU for 英语 and writing, and you’ll quickly learn to tell the difference between fluff and substance.
Set yourself apart in your field. NWU 英语及写作 produces countless alumni who use their 英语 and writing studies to stand out in other fields. Science/英语 double majors write more competitive research grants. Dozens of NWU physicians have credited their liberal arts study of literature for making them stronger doctors with a better understanding of their patients’ needs.
Take advantage of NWU’s variety. Few universities of Nebraska Wesleyan’s size feature two full-time creative writing professors. NWU offers courses in poetry, fiction, reporting, play writing, screen writing—even grant writing. 和 literature courses range from Shakespeare to contemporary American fiction. Faculty lead exciting study trips to culturally rich locations such as Rwanda.
英语教师
NWU features 英语 professors with a wide variety of interests and strengths. They include a poet whose latest book explores the 1969 Stonewall Riots; an expert in the literature, film and culture of Africa; and an expert on mystery novels.
