The skills most in demand for today's job market are those in which English majors excel – oral and written communication, critical thinking, active listening, reading comprehension and analysis.
Strength in these communication fundamentals places graduates of Appalachian State University's English (BA) - Literary Studies program at the top of employers' wish lists, assuring them success and flexibility in a wide variety of careers such as writing, editing, publishing, law, teaching, educational administration, journalism, broadcasting, marketing, advertising, public relations, financial services, business, library and information science, information technology, medicine, politics and more.
The Literary Studies program offers students a solid, well-rounded liberal arts education. By helping students to investigate, nurture and integrate their historical, philosophical, psychological, political, ideological, ethical, emotional, spiritual and aesthetic responses to the world, the study of literature helps students to become complete and well-rounded individuals. Literary Studies majors engage in analytical and critical readings of literature and develop methods for arguing and supporting a specific point of view, with the guidance of award-winning faculty who are distinguished in their fields. This program is particularly good preparation for law, business, publishing, higher education, and other professional fields.