英语(BA)

的 University offers a bachelor of arts (BA) in English with concentrations in literary studies, 创意写作, 和 修辞 和 professional writing.

This degree 程序 prepares students for a variety of careers in professional or 创意写作, 编辑, 业务, 和 government—和 is excellent preparation for advanced study in literary studies, 创意写作, 人文学科, 和法律.

Coursework includes study in a wide range of literature, from international classics to contemporary multicultural American texts. Special features of the 程序 include the development of enhanced writing skills (critical, 有创意的, 说明的, 和 technical) as well as critical thinking skills.

研究领域包括:

• 英国文学
• 美国文学
• 英语语言
• 语法
• 文学分析
• 多元文化的文学
• 写作
• 创意写作

An optional minor is offered in 创意写作. 学生 considering graduate work in English should take substantial work in at least one foreign language.

除了 to coursework, students may participate in the 英语系's internship 程序, which provides valuable pre-professional experience. Other opportunities include the University's 荣誉项目 和 study-abroad 程序s, which range from summer 程序s to a single semester or a full academic year in over fifty-six countries.

学生 benefit from small classes taught by award-winning faculty who have a diversity of specialties including British 和 美国文学, 修辞, 还有创意写作. Most hold doctoral degrees, 和 many publish books 和 articles, 进行研究, 编辑杂志, 和 speak at national 和 international meetings within their specializations.

的 英语系 sponsors a variety of activities including the Joseph S. 希克讲座系列, a showcase of distinguished scholars from around the world who present formal lectures on British or 美国文学 和 language before 1900; the Bash Lectures in Modern American Literature Series, which focuses on contemporary American writers; 和 the 的odore Dreiser Visiting Writer Series, which brings writers of poetry, 小说, 和 有创意的 non小说 to campus for readings of their work 和 for informal visits with students.

Prior speakers on the bc菠菜导航 campus include poet laureates Robert Pinsky 和 Donald Hall; international best-selling authors, such as Amy Tan 和 Sister Helen Prejean; Pulitzer Prize winners, 比如史黛西·希夫, W. D. 史诺德, 保罗·马尔登, 和梅根·马歇尔, 和 award-winning contemporary writers, such as Roxane Gay 和 Kaveh Akbar.

Other opportunities include the 创意写作 Society 和 Sigma Tau Delta (an international honor society), as well as literary readings 和 public exhibitions of professional 和 student writing.