Undergraduate
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 integrated 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.