The Bachelor of Arts in English allows considerable flexibility for students to choose their major classes. Students may choose the Literature option or the Professional Writing Option, both of which require a major core of literature and writing classes.
In the Literature concentration, which includes courses and texts in American, British, and international literature, you will read a broad range of novels, plays, short stories, essays, and poems involving a variety of authors, periods, and intellectual currents. You will explore major authors and literary works, the relationship between the literature and its target audience, literary characters from a variety of different backgrounds, and the symbolic language of literature.
In the Professional Writing concentration, which spans ancient rhetoric to modern writing studies, you will learn theories, skills, and conventions related to academic, business, creative, journalistic, scientific, and technical writing. You will develop competence in rhetorical elements, professional communication, teaching of writing, creative writing, interpretation of texts and visuals, workplace genres, and editing and style. In addition, students in each concentration can take elective courses in the other, giving you the opportunity for a well-rounded education that prepares you for world citizenship and a promising career.
Graduates can find career opportunities such as:
Bachelor of Arts in English
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Course | Course Title |
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ENGL 4120 | Shakespeare |
ENGL | American Literature (pre 1865) |
ENGL | American Literature (post 1865) |
ENGL | British Literature (pre 1785) |
ENGL | British Literature (post 1785) |
Course | Course Title |
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ENGL 3240 or 3270 | Technical Writing or Reports |
ENGL 4300 or 4310 | Risk or Communication in Org. |
ENGL 4025 or 4035 | Teaching and Tutoring or Rhetoric |
ENGL 4070 or 4360 | Editing or Style |
Additionally, one of the following courses:
ENGL 3250 | Writing Fiction |
ENGL 3260 | Writing Creative Nonfiction |
ENGL 3380 | Songwriting and Poetry |
English is such a great and versatile major. You can be a lawyer or a journalist, work in business or communication, and even find opportunities in medical fields. I have also always loved reading and writing, which is the foundation of every skill set and profession, and an English degree from Georgia Southwestern molds you into a well-rounded individual.