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2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, BA (42-303) (120 hours)


Major, Bachelor of Arts Degree

The graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to:

  • Use the methods and techniques of literary study to develop the skills of close reading and literary analysis.
  • Write with clarity, originality, grammatical correctness, proper usage, and logic, demonstrating rhetorical skill necessary for successful communication.
  • Accomplish primary and secondary research, incorporating the results into formal written presentations with an understanding of appropriate critical approaches.
  • Understand the relationship between works of literature and the historical/cultural contexts in which they were written.
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of literary periods, approaches, genres, and major works.

English, BA (42-303) (4 Year Guide)  

Minor Requirements: 18-25 Semester Hours


General Education Requirement: 36 Semester Hours


All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. See The General Education Program Requirements  for full listing of requirements. The following general education classes are required by this major:

Modern Language Requirement: 9 Semester Hours


Refer to Bachelor’s Degree Requirements section for fulfillment options.

Free Electives: 11-18 Semester Hours


Minimum Total: 120 Semester Hours


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