Bachelor of Arts in English - Literature

Get stronger in reading, writing, and critical thinking. Use those strengths to navigate our ever-changing world and create your own place in it. Through Suffolk’s English program, you’ll master a wide array of language skills to help you direct your own life and career and become a dynamic contributor in any industry. Through narrative, rhetoric, analytical writing, poetry, and lyrical prose, you’ll engage with topics of social significance from the local to the global. You’ll compose original texts, strengthen your rhetorical awareness, skillfully apply historical and theoretical contexts, claim power in creative expression, and collect useful tools to reach diverse audiences.English graduates often go on to careers in publishing, government, education, library science, healthcare, arts administration, journalism, and marketing. Others pursue advanced degrees in fields like literature, linguistics, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and lawStudents in our English program will:Perform close textual analysis to develop original interpretations of textsCreate artful and original works on fiction, poetry, and creative nonfictionDevelop effective practices of writing process and craftIdentify and analyze structures, styles, and other formal features of textsWrite from research and build claims from evidence within specific contextsGain a broad understanding of literary traditions and historyThe careful study of literature builds broadly transferable and transformational skills like close reading, critical thinking, and rhetorical awareness. In this concentration, students can take a wide variety of classes, spanning from survey courses that explore foundational texts to insightful upper-level electives that engage with diverse writers, genres, experiences, literary movements, and historical and cultural contexts. Guided by our expert faculty, you’ll participate in lively classroom discussions and share interpretations with your peers.