Bachelor of Arts in English


English Bachelor of Arts Overview

English Teaching Option

Literature Option

  • The Literature Option is designed for students wishing to specialize in the study of literature, which helps people solve problems, think clearly, support ideas with evidence, and understand the ways texts both circulate in and constitute cultures and communities. It provides students with a strong foundation to build on through on-the-job career training and advancement or additional specialized education. A 21-credit Literature Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from traditional offerings in American and British national literatures as well as upper division courses in specific authors, topics, and genres along with Literary Criticism, African American Literature, and Women and Literature.

Writing Option

  • The Writing Option is designed for students seeking to study and practice writing, rhetoric, and rhetorical theory in a range of contexts. This option prepares students for future professions and informs and enriches their personal and civic lives. Courses include those in rhetoric, technical communications, professional writing, rhetorical theory, and creative writing. A 21-credit Writing Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from creative non-fiction and magazine editing to science writing and public rhetoric to complement other majors.

Courses Offered


Undergraduate Minors

Writing Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from creative non-fiction and magazine editing to science writing and public rhetoric to complement other majors.

 

A Literature Minor offers a flexible way for students to take courses on subjects ranging from traditional offerings in American and British national literatures as well as upper division courses in specific authors, topics, and genres along with Literary Criticism, African American Literature, and Women and Literature.


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