Undergraduate Programs
Student Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in English (B.A.)
Students completing the English B.A. program will achieve the following:
- Demonstrate
- importance and power of reading/thinking critically and writing with clarity and purpose.
- Define
- basic concepts, terms and theories in at least two areas of English studies (creative writing, film studies, language and linguistics, literature, writing and literacy).
- Read
- analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and interpret language and texts critically.
- Construct
- and write a reasoned argument integrating public/expert and personal voices.
- Recognize
- the importance of diverse perspectives and specializations in English studies.
- Analyze
- and evaluate the impact of culture, diversity, and time on texts and ideas as well as language use and structure.
- Describe
- and discuss the interdisciplinary context of English as a field of study and its connection to other disciplines.
- Explain
- how language influences intellectual and emotional responses.