Your major is just the beginning...
Your major helps you develop knowledge, skills and abilities that employers seek.
To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through your coursework, activities and work, consider using the reflection worksheets (accessible via B.hired > Resources) and/or Type Focus (accessible via B.hired > Resources).
Internships
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Creative Writing
Overview
First Destination Data
Alumni Career Path
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
What to do with a degree in Creative Writing
Sample of Occupations
Graduate School Information
Overview
The Creative Writing Program is structured to allow flexible participation in its activities by a diverse body of students whose interest or commitment may vary in nature or over time.
Recent majors have received fellowships at Cornell University, Syracuse University, and the University of Michigan, among others. Many graduates have been published across many fields. Several more are teaching creative writing at schools such as Tufts University, Rhode Island School of Design, The New School, and Bentley College.
First Destination Data
The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. Click here to download a sortable excel spreadsheet listing the first destination graduate programs and employment opportunities that Creative Writing alumni from the classes of 2008-2012 secured within six months of graduation.
The diverse list is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Creative Writing major at Brandeis.
Creative Writing Alumni
The Hiatt Center is pleased to provide a list of organizations, titles and fields of alumni who majored in your discipline. The list represents a wide array of professions, which is indicative of the wealth of transferable skills students cultivate as a Creative Writing major at Brandeis.
| Year |
Company |
Title |
Industry |
| 1998 | New England Journal of Medicine | Editorial Assistant | Publishing and Journalism |
| 1998 | Coincidence Productions | Screenwriter & Producer | Media and Entertainment |
| 1998 | Amnesty International | Director | Non-Profit |
| 2005 | New York City Board of Education | Teacher | Education, PreK-12 |
| 2005 | Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc. | Production Assistant | Publishing and Journalism |
| 2005 | Peace Corps | Peace Corps Volunteer | Non-Profit |
| 2006 | Miles and Generalist | Office Assistant | Real Estate |
| 2006 | Oxford University Press | Publicity Assistant | Publishing and Journalism |
| 2007 | Innovative Artists | Literary Agent Assistant | Media and Entertainment |
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Your program of study at Brandeis University provides both field-specific knowledge and a broad range of transferable skills, abilities and knowledge that are sought after by all employers in all fields and enhance your experience and success and the world of work. To identify additional skills and abilities you have developed through coursework, activities and work, take TypeFocus.