Why Choose Loyola English?
- Career Benefits of a Humanities Major:
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- Gain intellectual versatility to adapt to a changing economy and job market
- View this compelling graphic from W. W. Norton & Co.: “What can’t you do with an English major?”
- Enjoy strong long-term employment prospects
- The Modern Language Association recently made the following announcement: “A new report released by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes documents that, despite myths to the contrary, English majors are employed, earn good salaries, and experience satisfaction with their career paths. Nevertheless, more support for career preparation is necessary. Read the report.”
- A recent report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities notes “a strong correlation between the outcomes of a liberal education and the knowledge and skills employers view as essential for success in entry-level jobs and for advancement in their companies.” Read the details.
- Gain intellectual versatility to adapt to a changing economy and job market
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
- Participate in the MMLA Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Loyola Student Testimonial: "Participating in the MMLA Undergraduate Symposium helped me find the fun in academic writing. I got to choose a book I love and an angle I'd found while reading for pleasure. The process was freeing; I got to make the essay my own." —Noah Rees-Clausen
- Apply to the Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar
- Loyola Student Testimonial: “In taking the Newberry Seminar, I was exposed to many aspects of the research process including working with primary sources, collaboration with librarians, learning how to ask the right questions, and most importantly to me, learning how to allow histories within the artifacts to speak for themselves. This Seminar shaped research projects that I am working on now, and inspired me to continue work in the field and pursue post undergrad education.” —Charlie Vigil
- Participate in the MMLA Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Civic Leadership and Life-long Learning:
- Read this defense of the liberal arts in the Modern Language Association’s Profession Fall 2024: How the Liberal Arts Work
- Consider this advocacy for the liberal arts and sciences from the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
- Career Benefits of a Humanities Major:
-
- Gain intellectual versatility to adapt to a changing economy and job market
- View this compelling graphic from W. W. Norton & Co.: “What can’t you do with an English major?”
- Enjoy strong long-term employment prospects
- The Modern Language Association recently made the following announcement: “A new report released by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes documents that, despite myths to the contrary, English majors are employed, earn good salaries, and experience satisfaction with their career paths. Nevertheless, more support for career preparation is necessary. Read the report.”
- A recent report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities notes “a strong correlation between the outcomes of a liberal education and the knowledge and skills employers view as essential for success in entry-level jobs and for advancement in their companies.” Read the details.
- Gain intellectual versatility to adapt to a changing economy and job market
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
- Participate in the MMLA Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Loyola Student Testimonial: "Participating in the MMLA Undergraduate Symposium helped me find the fun in academic writing. I got to choose a book I love and an angle I'd found while reading for pleasure. The process was freeing; I got to make the essay my own." —Noah Rees-Clausen
- Apply to the Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar
- Loyola Student Testimonial: “In taking the Newberry Seminar, I was exposed to many aspects of the research process including working with primary sources, collaboration with librarians, learning how to ask the right questions, and most importantly to me, learning how to allow histories within the artifacts to speak for themselves. This Seminar shaped research projects that I am working on now, and inspired me to continue work in the field and pursue post undergrad education.” —Charlie Vigil
- Participate in the MMLA Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Civic Leadership and Life-long Learning:
- Read this defense of the liberal arts in the Modern Language Association’s Profession Fall 2024: How the Liberal Arts Work
- Consider this advocacy for the liberal arts and sciences from the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society