English Studies

Mission Statement: The program in English studies introduces students to literature in a variety of cultural and historic contexts. Students will learn advanced writing and composition skills as they explore cultural and structural aspects of literature in a variety of contexts and styles. Students will learn research and analytic skills that can be applied in a myriad of writing situations, from the creative to the corporate. Students will be challenged to ask and answer questions about why literatures are written, why they take the forms that they do, what they communicate about human experiences and what impacts they have on the individual and on society.

Goals: The English Studies major provides students with a broad understanding and appreciation of English language and literatures. These abilities are enhanced as students gain knowledge of literary forms and the cultural and historical circumstances these forms and their interpretations shape and reflect. English studies majors develop analytical, interpretive and verbal skills.

Career opportunities: Students planning to enter the following fields may wish to consider a major in English studies: law, web design, teaching, public relations, human resource management, publishing, politics, ministry, writing and editing. Students who decide to pursue graduate work will be well prepared to enter programs in English, rhetoric and composition, American studies, comparative literature and communication studies.

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Minor

English Studies Minor

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English Studies