The Major

"The English program allows students and faculty to interact in countless positive ways, while vastly improving the students' reading and writing skills."

--English major '02, entering graduate school in political science

"The small class size is one of the main reasons I decided to come to Lehigh. In the English major, there are a lot of fascinating courses to chose from, and every English class I had was small. I was particularly pleased with the way that certain English classes overlapped with theatre and/or communications courses, allowing me to have room for my other major and minor. In short, the variety of English courses is great and the faculty is invaluable."

--English major '02, planning a career in advertising

"Having majored in English helped me greatly in law school because of my experience in reading quickly and with increased comprehension. Also, of course, I learned to write clearly and concisely.

--English major '92, now an associate editor at a children's book publisher.

"English helped me develop analytical skills useful in understanding myself and others. In my work I try to analyze people's thought patterns while looking for themes that will help me to help them. That sort of analysis is similar to what I did as an English major."

--English major '94, now a psychotherapist.

"English provides you with a solid foundation to do anything and succeed at anything."

--English major '97, now working in new business development for a cosmetics firm.

"My senior seminar was close knit. It was easy to express my opinion and the professor was open, honest, and understanding. I learned a lot about the complexities of courtly love literature."

--English major '02, headed for law school