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Missouri State University

Employing the English Major

Abstract

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This descriptive study addresses a void in systematic, multi-institutional research about employments for and assessments of the English major by graduates from 2 southwest Missouri state institutions for higher education. Representing a 22-year time span, respondents answered written survey questions concerning current employment, educational background, and personal profile. The research found substantial agreement among respondents that the English major is a highly gratifying personal experience but one that is neither easily employable nor highly profitable outside academe without careful planning early in a program of study. Besides internships and diversification of course work, the results also recommend departmental and institutional programs for assisting majors toward toward career possibilities outside academe.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts in English
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year
1995

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Harris, Mitzi Lynn
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Kristene Sutliff

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • © Mitzi Lynn Harris

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/522
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1523

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Harris, Mitzi Lynn. Employing the English Major. Masters thesis, 1995. https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/522