English
General
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Program Title
English
Degree Designation
BES
Award Type
Baccalaureate
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
Explore across creative writing, professional writing and communication, linguistics, English studies, and literature, becoming proficient in the communication and critical thinking skills that employers value. English majors expand their imaginations and learn how to use language to take action in the world, often moving into administrative roles on account of their ability to work with texts and information and their understanding of human experience.
Admission Requirements
What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?
High School / GED
Required GPA for graduation
2.0
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Interpret texts in relation to socio-historical contexts.
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Interpret texts through sensitivity to vocabulary and language, tone, imagery, and point of view.
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Relate to works that embody behaviors, values, and perspectives unfamiliar to you.
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Write argument and exposition that is shaped appropriately for a particular purpose, audience, and situation.
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Show genre awareness: A) As a reader, you recognize how the form, type, or kind of text (poem, business letter, essay, drama, grant application) affects its meaning. B) As a writer, you can create a text in a form appropriate for its purpose.
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Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis: to explain reasoning and the relevance of evidence and assumptions to an interpretation; to take into account contexts, complexities, and point of view; to evaluate authority.
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Show familiarity with a broad range of the literature in your field, both in terms of it diversity and its integrating traditions (the continuities that bring it together).
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Demonstrate knowledge of methods, terms, and theories in your field.
Degree Maps
Major Code
8155
Program Code
1766