Literature
Overview of Literature Degrees
There are three different types: Bachelor of Arts in literature, Masters of Arts in literature, and doctor of philosophy in literature.
A B.A. is sufficient for communications, marketing, journalism, and more.
A masters of arts is required for jobs in academia, teaching, and education. However, teaching usually requires additional teacher certification and training.
A Ph.D. is required for high level writing and research programs. Oftentimes, these jobs are low pay-out compared to the amount of training and experience required (usually 7 years).
Alternative/additional programs:
Comparative literature, a program where the study focus is between many cultures and languages
English literature -> focus on english and british works of literature
World literature -> study from a non-english perspective
Creative writing
Additional Information
Average Salary: $51K
Job Market: Approximately 1.5 million literature degree graduates in the US.
Marketing Associate
Marketing associates primarily help run campaigns, whether through email, SNS, ads, etc. They may write articles, vlogs, and do research into the specific market that they are employed to assist. Utilizing data tracking and coordinating with designers and sales team is vital to the job.
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A bachelor’s degree in literature is the minimum requirement for this job.
Example day of a Marketing Associate
9:00am: Check-in & Emails
9:30am: Daily Team meeting with sales team & designers
10:00am: Content creation on SNS and creating ads for the company
12:30pm: Lunch break
1:30pm: Analytics of advertisements, put all data in Excel
2:30pm: Market Research and Competitor Scouting
4:30pm: Wrap up work and send reports to marketing head
Museum Curator
Museum Curators must build, organize, and fill the museum. They take responsibilities of a historian and a researcher. They must research and find core objects that will teach others the main ideas of the time period they are showing.
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Usually a Ph.D in the field relevant to the museum’s theme is necessary to acquire this occupation.
Example Daily Schedule
8:30 AM: Check Emails and review priorities on the calendar
9:00 AM: Review the Collection and inspect artifacts
10:30 AM: Study objects and read academic papers. Find new objects to bring into the museum.
12:00 PM: Review with the exhibit designers and educators to discuss changes
2:00 PM: Plan what to show that day on the Exhibit, and work with designers for layout
3:00 PM: Prepare guides and lectures for visitors
4:00 PM: Make sure everything is in working order and wrap up
