{"id":11452,"date":"2022-10-27T12:34:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?page_id=11452"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:34:36","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">A degree in English can lead to an endless number of career paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">At its heart, English is about meaningful human communication across time and place in different contexts, and communication skills are the #1 essential skill for workers in any profession and any industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an undergraduate background in English, students can enter careers in marketing, teaching, publishing, editing, journalism, public relations, general business administration, social media management, advertising, content creation, fundraising, real estate, and similar roles. Combining English with another applied field of study or proceeding on to a graduate degree leads to career advancement and additional career options in law, human resources, business management, research, college-level teaching and administration, data analytics, public policy, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/graduate\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/scholarships-and-awards\/\">Scholarships and Awards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/the-writing-center\/\">The Writing Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Undergraduates-Card_400x200_322044038.jpg\" alt=\"students using mobile devices\" class=\"wp-image-11810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Undergraduates-Card_400x200_322044038.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Undergraduates-Card_400x200_322044038-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Undergraduates<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Learn more about our undergraduate programs, how to declare your major and access helpful resources to make the most of your learning experience at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/undergraduate\">Visit Undergraduate Information<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Graduates-Card_400x200_435386059.jpg\" alt=\"close up of hands writing\" class=\"wp-image-11809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Graduates-Card_400x200_435386059.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/02\/Graduates-Card_400x200_435386059-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Graduates<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Explore our graduate programs, learn how to apply and access other helpful resources to for 51ÁÔÆæ graduate students.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/graduate\/\">Visit Graduate Information<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-students-in-english-programs-will\">Students in English programs will:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Read literary works, media texts, and other cultural objects critically, and support interpretive claims with appropriate evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Communicate effectively, persuasively, and\/or artistically, with multiple and diverse audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Expand their cross-cultural perspectives in relation to diverse populations, both historical and contemporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Analyze texts with consideration of socio-cultural, historical, and other formative contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Develop research practices that are grounded in sound theoretical frames and historical backgrounds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1483,"featured_media":11670,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-11452","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Student Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-16T15:34:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/12\/Students-Hero_1500x400_102283361.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/english\\\/students\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/english\\\/students\\\/\",\"name\":\"Student Resources - 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