Bachelor of Arts - English

The English program prepares students for a versatile professional life and/or graduate school by refining skills in communication, critical thinking, and comprehension and analysis, accomplished through a balance of writing and literature coursework. After graduating from this program, students will be able to identify and discuss the main genres of literature using the basic terminology of literary analysis, make valid arguments assessing the aesthetic merit of works of literature, both formally and informally, distinguish work from the traditional and non-traditional literary canons.