English might 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 outside of the box, 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 public schools, private 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 add an independent study, elective courses in journalism, or an internship—for instance, working in 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!).