Publishing Studies Sequence

The publishing studies sequence within the English major is designed to prepare graduates for careers in publishing and nonprofit literary arts, for publishing position in nonprofit organizations, and for careers in commercial publishing.

Degree Requirements:

• 55 hours required.
• 16 hours in English course: ENG 100, 300, and 9 hours selected from ENG 283, 284, 285, and 286.
• 18 hours of required sequence courses: ENG 244, 249, 247or 347.01 or 347.02, 350, 351, 354.
• 12 hours of literature with a national/historical focus.
• 3 hours of American literature selected from: ENG 130, 165, 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 265, 328, 332, 336, 365. A course in contemporary American literature is strongly recommended for students in this program.
• 3 hours of British literature selected from: ENG 110, 213, 214 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 311, 320, 325 327, 328, 329, 378, 386, 387, 388. A course in contemporary British literature is strongly recommended for students in this program.
• Electives (6 hours) selected from the above courses to the extent these courses have not been used to meet the 6-hour requirement previously listed, 250, 251, 252, 255, 260, 261, 271, 272, 352, 353, 360, 370, 372, 375.
• 9 hours ENG 398, Professional Practice.

Your internship in the publishing sequence offers opportunities for experience in publishing fields that match your interests. Some of the kinds of professional work experiences these internships provide include

• Editing
• Marketing
• Publication design
• Web design
• Publication production.

Publishing Program Interns have worked in

• Book publishing
• Magazines and other serial publications
• Web publishing
• In-house business and technical documentation teams
• Government, academic, and nonprofit organizations.

For more information about publishing internships, visit the English department internship site.