English Education Composite (B.A.)

Earning an English education bachelor’s degree will qualify you to teach various English language arts subjects to all grades from 6th to 12th. You’ll learn the skills required to plan, teach, and assess units of instruction, manage the learning environment, and prepare students for state exams. In everything you do, you will teach your students how to think critically, write competently, and communicate effectively.

Do you sit in sacrament meeting and silently correct the speakers’ grammar? Can you spot the difference between a comma splice and a run-on sentence? Would you love to help good writers become even better? Do you think it would be fun to correct a best-selling writer’s manuscript or to discover the next great American author and help her get published? Or perhaps helping geeky scientists explain their discoveries and innovations in language the public can understand is a secret dream you’ve always had. The editing and publishing field may be your cup of tea hot chocolate!

The demand for technical and professional writers and communicators is high and the opportunities are many and varied! Use your knowledge and skills in writing, editing, and software/apps to get involved with everything from E-Learning & Corporate Training to Technical & Strategic Communication to Social Media & Advertising. Create web-based media campaigns, write podcast scripts, plan out storyboards, design book trailers, write and edit training documents and press releases, be the creative force behind marketing campaigns, write speeches for business, political, and community leaders, collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to bring innovation and knowledge to the general public, advise businesses and government agencies in crisis communication—the opportunities go on and on. Get in on the action!