Meredith College Department of English
IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO EXPRESS YOURSELF WELL.
English majors engage with the world’s greatest literature and hone the critical thinking and writing skills that employers value. What can you do with a major in English? Absolutely anything. Ask Meredith’s president, Dr. Jo Allen, Class of ’80, who began her career as an English major at Meredith College.
Our graduates earn advanced degrees in English, law, library science, education, counseling, divinity school, and creative and professional writing from universities including UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and Columbia. They start businesses and nonprofits; they become attorneys, managers, fundraisers, editors, screenwriters, journalists, college professors, librarians and teachers.
Whatever your aspiration, your journey can begin with a major in English.
English courses engage students in the close study of language and literature, preparing them to communicate effectively, contemplate the cultural and ethical implications of language, and begin to understand and appreciate the complexity of human values and endeavors.
