Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in English

Students in the Department of English learn to create for a world dependent on the written word and visual rhetoric. Ever-changing and fragmented communication landscapes—especially those that include AI—demand leaders who can inspire others by using words and images that convey innovative ideas and foster authentic connections. Our students create essays and professional documents, along with poems, short stories, and screenplays, as well as content for a host of new media platforms. What students create in the Department of English is limited only by their own imaginations.Courses cover a range of texts—from medieval literature to pop culture—through a range of approaches. Students in English analyze literature, rhetoric, technical documents, film, and other media, and they express themselves in a variety of contexts while exploring big questions about life, meaning, and value. From literary wonderlands to the cinematic west, from the Elizabethan stage to social media platforms, English courses take students to a variety of textual worlds.The Bachelor of Arts in English degree provides a broad foundation in the study of writing and texts, including literature, film and media, and rhetoric. Students choose advanced courses from the following groups: (A) British Literature, (B) US Literature, (C) Global Literatures, (D) Media, Genre, and Visual Studies, and (E) Writing Studies and Practice.