English - Dordt College

English from Dordt College is a Campus Bachelor English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. English may well be among the most versatile majors at Dordt College , offering a wide range of courses that will help you develop as a writer, thinker, and communicator. A myriad of job possibilities await those who can think both analytically and critically, then express themselves with wit and persuasiveness. Our graduates find jobs in fields ranging from publishing and advertising to law, business and public relations, as well as in cultural and educational settings. This degree offers excellent preparation for graduate schools. Dordt also offers an excellent teacher preparation program, and many of our majors pursue teaching careers in traditional schools and in non-traditional settings such as English Language Institute in China (ELIC). You will find plenty of opportunities for resume-building experience at Dordt College. You can write for The Diamond, the student newspaper; Arete, an online journal of writing; Signet, the yearbook; or The Canon, our student literary magazine. You can read from your work at an annual student public reading. You may even join a growing list of Dordt students who have won state and university writing contests, repeatedly claiming first place in the college division of the Iowa Poetry Association competition, resulting in publication in the association's annual anthology, Lyric Iowa. You may also choose to do an independent study, take elective courses in journalism, or go on an internship? such as working for a publishing company on the Chicago Semester Program. Of course, reading is the foundation of the major, so in addition to class readings, students may join our book club (and even receive credit for participating!). View more details on Dordt College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.