Careers
Related Skills
Literature students learn intense and sustained close reading of complex language across time and cultures, build historical knowledge, and can synthesize multiple conversations and translate key points for diverse audiences. They excel at textual, investigative research, recognition of genres and their structures and tropes, and the ability to see patterns across sources to develop successful models of questioning.
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Elise Hurley
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Being Successful in the Field
These skills make our Literary and Cultural Studies sequence majors successful in a range of careers that require hawk-like attention to detail, excellent communication skills, quickness in reading and writing, adaptability, creativity, and sensitivity to diversity.
Related Fields
Literary scholars go on to careers in AI development, law, publishing, freelance writing, library science, museum management, data management, criticism, copy writing, editing, claims examination, fact checking, speech writing, media analysis, and informational research, as well as pursue advanced Master's and PhD degrees to enter higher education.