Bachelor of Arts in English Writing and Rhetoric

University of North Texas

A Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric prepares you for jobs that require strong writing, communication and analytical thinking skills. Our graduates choose careers in a variety of fields, including law, publishing, education, advertising, journalism or public relations.

Why Earn an English Writing and Rhetoric Degree?

An undergraduate English major with an emphasis in Writing & Rhetoric deepens your understanding of a range of writing situations, improves your writing abilities, and provides a solid background for a number of career paths, including professional and technical writing, teaching, creative writing, journalism, linguistics, graduate studies, and other careers where effective writing is important.

What Can You Do With an English Writing and Rhetoric Degree?

A Bachelor of Arts degree in English prepares you for jobs that require strong writing, communication and analytical thinking skills. Our graduates choose careers in a variety of fields, including law, publishing, education, advertising, journalism or public relations.

Many alumni teach English composition, British or American literature, or English as a Second Language in public and private schools. Some pursue master's and doctoral degrees in a variety of fields in competitive graduate programs nationwide.

Other alumni include:

• An editor with Rolling Stone magazine
• A curator in the Rare Book Division of the New York Public Library
• A member of the public relations staff at PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm
• Novelists Karleen Koen, David Lindsey and Larry McMurtry
• Poets Chad Davidson and John Poch
• Screenplay writer and director Ken Harrison
• Various employees of government agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Government Printing Office