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ENGLISH English is the study of ideas, cultures, morals, and concepts throughout time. It provides the knowledge and appreciation of literature, along with the education and skills that can be applied to most careers. The study of English provides a high level of education on general information and helps to develop vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and oral and written communication skills. This education offers a wide range of opportunities for a career and the ability to bring many valuable skills into the workplace. TRACKS English Drama
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Advertising Copywriter Assistant Scientific Writer Author Book Critic Book Editor Circulation Assistant Columnist Copywriter Creative Writer Educator Editor Foreign Correspondent Freelance Writer Journalist	Newscaster Novelist Paralegal Playwright Poet Proofreader Publicist Publisher Reading Consultant Reporter Researcher Songwriter Speech Writer Sports Writer
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Beginning Salary Range: For more information on salaries click here According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Spring 2008 Salary Survey, beginning salaries for graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English starts at about $33,316. Master's Degree: $33,000 and Average starting salary with a Doctoral degree is about $60,000.

Links To Professional Associations Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases. American Association of Community Theatre American Society of Magazine Editors Association of American Publishers International Association of University Professors of English Writers Guild of America Job Search Information National Organizations or Databases http://www.academia-research.com/ http://www.bookjobs.com/ http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/classifieds/index.jsp http://www.editorjobs.com/ http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/ http://www.mediabistro.com/ http://www.nwu.org/nwu/ http://publishingjobs.org/ http://www.publishersweekly.com/index.asp?layout=jobs http://www.writejobs.com/ Graduate Schools Local Programs - Master of Arts in English and other related programs University of North Florida Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida State University University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of South Florida University of West Florida Other resources for graduate program research http://www.gradschools.com/ http://www.petersons.com/ http://www.princetonreview.com/ Link To UNF Program The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of Arts in English.

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