B.A. in English

Internships and Careers

Within the English Department, creative writing internship opportunities include working with department initiatives such as the Read/Write Series, the Ocean State Writing Conference, the Ocean State Review, and with Barrow Street Press, a poetry press and literary arts organization based in New York and Rhode Island. Interns have the opportunity to write and develop promotional strategies, ads, or videos for arts-related events, working with publishing software and/or website development and social media.

Information about other possible internship placements is available at the Center for Career and Experiential Education in Roosevelt Hall.

Internship Credit
Designed to provide you with practical job experience related to your English major, internship experiences are intended to help you identify career skills, explore career goals, learn job search techniques, and explore a particular work environment. The English Department offers two upper-level courses for supervised internship experiences.

  • ENG 493 Internship in English (4 credits)
  • ENG 494 Internship in English (4 credits)

The Center for Career and Experiential Education also offers part- or full-time internships if you are looking for more than the 4 or 8 units available through English.

Internship Requirements
Internship students must complete the following:

  • An Internship Journal, to be submitted bi-weekly or monthly to your URI faculty advisor. The journal should include what you do at your job, what you are learning about office management and politics, how you fit in, and what you are learning about your own capabilities and interests.
  • Evaluation by your supervisor at the job site
  • Your final report

To apply for an internship, send Professor Gititi an email and a completed Internship Application and Internship Contract Cover Sheet.

Careers

Many of our B.A. grads receive the advanced training and professional advising that enables them to enter first-rate graduate programs in English, creative writing, comparative literature, film or media studies, history, medicine, and business. 

Other grads go on to some of the country’s top law schools, while many find that their strong writing and analytical skills prepare them to enter careers in publishing, journalism, advertising and marketing, college administration, grant writing, non-profit organizations, social services, insurance, civil service, retail business, and NGOs.

Learn more about careers for English graduates.

For more career information, visit the URI Center for Career and Experiential Education.