BA in English

The Bachelor of Arts in English provides a strong background in the study of English. The program stresses literary analysis, diversity, critical thinking, and written and oral communication skills through a rigorous curriculum of literature, composition, language and linguistics, and communication studies. It is an excellent preparation for careers in teaching, media, and advertising, writing, and publishing; for graduate or professional studies in English, communications, or law; and for advancement in any field in which communication skills are important.
Program Learning Outcomes

• Knowledgeably discuss the major writers, works, movements, and periods of the British and American literary traditions.
• Apply close reading skills to analyze literary and other texts.
• Critically examine the relevance of variables of human diversity such as race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality to the understanding and cultural significance of literature.
• Apply relevant cultural and historical information in the analysis of literary texts.
• Critically evaluate the assumptions and implications of major critical approaches to literature.
• Analyze the significance of genre conventions to the meanings and effects of literary works.
• Explain and defend their own criteria for evaluating works of literature.
• Collaborate with others to develop more complicated interpretations or arguments.
• Compose sophisticated written arguments about works of literature, incorporating appropriate close reading, research, and writing skills.