English Student Opportunities
There are many ways the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies provides unique opportunities and support for their students.
This student-led organization is open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and community members. Though their first love is literature, the group engages with other forms of artistic expression as well, including film, theater, fine arts and crafts.
Oakwood is SDSU's literary and art magazine work which includes works from SDSU students of all majors, as well as writers and artists of the broader Great Plains region. The journal is published in the spring of each year.
Published quarterly by Johns Hopkins University Press, Victorian Periodicals Review is the only peer-reviewed journal that focuses exclusively on the history of Victorian periodicals.
Editor: Katherine Malone
English Career Opportunities
Graduates of the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies meet state, regional and national workforce needs while gaining versatile professional skills. The program prepares K–12 English and language arts teachers — an area of growing demand — and equips students with strong writing, communication and critical-thinking abilities valued across many fields.
About half of English majors pursue English education or combine the major with another discipline such as psychology, sociology, economics, political science, prelaw, modern languages, journalism, communication studies or theatre, increasing their career flexibility.
Graduates pursue careers in teaching, business and industry or continue to graduate study. Many earn M.A. and Ph.D. degrees and serve as faculty members at universities across the United States.
Students also gain practical experience through internships and apprenticeships, where they may work in roles such as technical writing and can often secure full-time employment after graduation.
- Law School
- Seminary
- Secondary Teaching
- Higher Education
- Medical School
- Sales
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Publishing
- Technical Writing
