Elizabethtown College English Department

“I love that the credit requirements [of the English major] are not too intense, so I can pursue multiple major options,” said Anna Sorrentino, professional writing major and 2019 E-town graduate.  Sorrentino is not alone in this discovery.  Since students can complete the major with twelve courses, they can often schedule an additional major or minors into their college plan. 

When Atikah Ahmat, a professional writing major, first enrolled in Elizabethtown College, she was a biology major. “I took a lot of literature classes while in the biology track,” she said, “I really enjoyed them and did well in those classes, so mid-way I reversed it.”

Ahmat graduated as an English major and biology minor. She plans to pursue a career in medical writing after graduation. “I think it’s really good to have that writing and biology aspect, because a lot of medical professionals need help to translate their writing to make it easier to understand for everyone else.”

Ashley Sanei, a senior English education major also minors in psychology. “I’ve been interested in psychology since forever, starting in middle school, though I was always interested in being a teacher,” she said.

Sanei believes her background in psychology and English heavily influence one another, and this blend of interests will aid her in the future.  “I’ll go from my psychology class to my English class [the same day], and I’ll take everything I learned in each class to apply it in the other.”

A degree in English at Elizabethtown College provides well-rounded skills that can be utilized in a variety of subjects. Each English-based class provides the highly desirable soft skills that help professionals succeed in most of today’s industries.

Regardless of what your aspirations may be, a degree in English tells employers that writing, creating, and thinking critically are strengths that you can bring to your career.

Author Bio: Samantha Shotzberger graduated in 2019 as an English major with a minor in biology. She enjoys writing fiction or creative nonfiction, and is pursuing a graduate degree in science communication. Shotzberger has joyful memories of acting in the campus theatre organization Sock and Buskin.  When she isn’t writing, she is reading, drawing, and playing piano.