About
当今就业市场最需要的技能是那些英语专业学生擅长的技能——口头和书面沟通, reading comprehension, active listening, analysis and critical thinking.
这些基本优势使得澳门新濠娱乐开户的英语(BA)创意写作项目的毕业生在雇主的愿望清单上名列前茅, 确保他们在包括写作在内的各种职业中取得成功和灵活性, editing, publishing, journalism, broadcasting, marketing, advertising, public relations, teaching, educational administration, law, business, library and information science, the caring professions, government and more.
拥有屡获殊荣的教师，包括前北卡罗来纳州桂冠诗人，澳门新濠娱乐开户 Department of English 提供北卡罗来纳州最好的本科创意写作课程之一. Students flourish in small classes focused on workshopping their writing, and have the opportunity to engage with renowned visiting authors, 包括澳门新濠娱乐开户的雷切尔·里弗斯-科菲创意写作杰出教授.
After Graduation
Employment: 从这个项目毕业的学生都在牛津大学出版社工作, Technica Editorial Services, Adams Literary Agency, Cox Media Group, MicroMass Communications, UNC-Chapel Hill, Merkle, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Impact Financial Systems and others.
Graduate School: 选择继续深造的学生已经获得了英语专业的研究生学位, law, publishing, library and information science, education, communication sciences and disorders, public administration, social work, computer science and creative writing. 这个项目的学生已经进入了以下澳门新濠娱乐开户的创意写作硕士研究生课程:
- Dartmouth University
- University of Iowa
- University of San Francisco
- University of South Florida
- Indiana University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- New York University
- Georgia State University
- UNC-Greensboro
- UNC-Wilmington
- North Carolina State University
People
Minors
A minor is required for this major. Popular choices include:
- Psychology
- History
- Philosophy
- TESL/Applied Linguistics
- General Business
- Marketing
- Religious Studies
- Political Science
- Art
- Theatre Arts
Engagement Outside the Classroom
Sigma Tau Delta is an international honor society for English undergraduates.
Lyric is Appalachian’s Spoken Word Poetry Club.
The Peel 是一个屡获殊荣的学生经营的文学出版物，主打澳门新濠娱乐开户学生的故事, poetry, essays and artwork.
Cold Mountain Review 澳门新濠娱乐开户的专业文学评论是由英语系出版的吗.
The Film Club 英语系的大学生俱乐部是专门从事电影制作和欣赏的吗.
APPS Society Film Series is sponsored by the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS).
Sustainability Film Series 放映电影，帮助观众更好地了解人类文化和澳门赌场导航娱乐的星球面临的挑战.
The Queer Film Series seeks to increase campus and community awareness of the histories, lives, and cultures of LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and intersex) persons.
The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series 带八名作家到校园读书，并在整个学年进行工艺讲座.
Global Learning
澳门新濠娱乐开户致力于向学生介绍不同的文化并教授他们 how to live and interact in a global society.
Admission Requirements
除了澳门新濠娱乐开户的入学要求外，没有其他入学要求.
Why Appalachian?
- The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series brings eight authors to campus every year.
- 澳门赌场导航娱乐的创意写作专业是美国第一个本科专业.S. to receive an endowed Truman Capote Creative Writing Scholarship. 该奖项每年颁发给初出苗头的大三或大四学生，他们提交的散文或诗歌被认为是杰出的. 该系还提供约翰·福斯特·韦斯特和玛丽安·科创意写作奖学金比赛.
- 雷切尔·里弗斯-科菲创意写作杰出教授每年秋天都会为校园带来一位全国知名的作家. 过去，该节目曾主持过艾尔·杨、托伊·德里科特、凯利·切里、罗伯特·摩根、R.T. 史密斯、格尼·诺曼、南希·哈德尔斯顿·帕克、凯瑟琳·斯特林·拜尔、乔治·埃拉·里昂等人.
- 研究表明，选择攻读研究生或专业学位的英语专业学生在GMAT考试中始终表现优异, MCAT, LSAT and the GRE.
- 符合条件的学生可以参加App State的加速硕士课程(通常称为4+1)，并完成a master’s degree in English in one additional year.
Location
Boone and Hickory
Careers
在雇主看重文化素养和仔细阅读能力的领域，拥有英语学位的澳门新濠娱乐开户毕业生表现出色, think critically and write effectively.
Contacts
Dr. Leonardo Flores
Chair
floresll@159666789.com
828-262-3098