Bachelor of Arts in English

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The study of English, with its focus on critical thinking, reading, and writing in response to various texts, prepares students for further graduate or professional study in English or other fields, including law school, as well as for the demands of the contemporary workplace. English majors can assimilate and synthesize information from multiple points of view, research across disciplines, critically examine information and opinion, and write clearly and effectively -- skills requisite for both continuing study and the demands of employers. Employers can be confident that graduates will identify connections between their studies and the world at large, make inferences, draw conclusions, and anticipate consequences for the future. The major is designed to allow students flexibility in designing a program to meet their future needs with emphasis on careers in teaching, graduate school, creative or professional writing, editing and publishing, and law school.

Student Learning Outcomes of Program

Demonstrate reading competence in British, American, and world literature.
Identify major literary periods and movements.
Analyze and evaluate texts in all genres.
Place texts in relation to key historical events and movements.
Produce scholarly research within and across disciplines.
Identify and practice various critical approaches to literature.
Relate the history of the English language and describe its linguistic features.
Write accurate, clear, correct prose in styles suited to various audiences.
Relate the above knowledge and skills to the contemporary world.

Courses

Major Course Requirements

ENG-210 - Introduction to Literature - 3 hours

ENG-215 - Introduction to Literary Criticism - 3 hours

ENG-220 - Creative Writing - 3 hours

ENG-300 - Linguistics and History of the English Language - 3 hours

ENG-305 - Studies in World Literature - 3 hours

ENG-313 - American Literature Survey I - 3 hours

ENG-315 - American Literature Survey II - 3 hours

ENG-327 - British Literature Survey I - 3 hours

ENG-328 - British Literature Survey II - 3 hours

ENG-390 - Special Topics in Literature - 3 hours

ENG-405 - Shakespeare - 3 hours

ENG-498 - Senior Seminar - 3 hours

NOTES: *Additional sections of Special Topics in Literature ENG 390 may be taken for more than the required 6 hours; additional sections of Topics in Writing ENG 410 may also be taken for more than 3 hours. ENG 281 – Theatre Practice may be taken for 1 hour each semester throughout one's enrollment at Midway.

Students who are interested in more of a writing focus are encouraged to take ENG 211, ENG 312, and ENG 410 as electives. ENG 410 may be repeated under different topics.