B.A. in English
University of Saint Joseph
Key Information
Campus location
West Hartford, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 21,025 / per semester *
Application deadline
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Introduction
Develop your critical thinking and cultivate your creative expression
As a USJ English major you will grow as a reader, writer, and thinker.
You will benefit from a renowned faculty and a challenging and innovative curriculum with internship opportunities with a variety of employers. USJ students graduate with critical and analytical skills that prepare them for career success in a range of fields including teaching, writing, and media:
- Concentrate in Literature;
- Choose from courses in American Literature, Creative Writing, Shakespeare, Female Detective Fiction, and so much more;
- USJ offers a Self-Designed English minor;
- USJ also offers a Drama minor.
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Curriculum
Advantages
Graduates with English degrees are in high demand because of their unique skill sets. During the undergraduate program, students develop their critical thinking skills, strengthen their abilities in written and oral communication, and expand their talents in the synthesis and analysis of information.
Degree requirements (39 credits)
Required courses (15 credits)
- ENGL 220 - Literary Criticism 3 Credits
- ENGL 215 - American Authors I 3 Credits or
- ENGL 216 - American Authors II 3 Credits
- ENGL 226 - Major British Authors II 3 Credits
- ENGL 314 - Shakespeare 3 Credits
- ENGL 499 - Coordinating Seminar 3 Credits
An upper-level seminar
- ENGL 401 - Major Author Seminar or
- ENGL 410 - Special Topics in Literature 3 Credits
One cultural studies or multi-cultural course
- ENGL 237 - African American Women Writers 3 Credits
- ENGL 238 - Native American Literature 3 Credits
- ENGL 239 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credits
- ENGL 276 - Topics in Cultural Studies 3 Credits
- ENGL 346 - Writing Women’s Lives: The Construction of the Self 3 Credits
One drama course
- DRAM 110 - Acting Fundamentals I 3 Credits
- DRAM 111 - Acting Fundamentals II 3 Credits
- DRAM 174 - Introduction to Theater 3 Credits
- DRAM 200 - Special Topics in Theater 3 Credits
- DRAM 217 - Modern Drama 3 Credits
- DRAM 253 - History of Theater I 3 Credits
- DRAM 254 - History of Theater II 3 Credits
- DRAM 301 - From the Page to the Stage 3 Credits
- DRAM 305 - Directing for the Stage 3 Credits
One writing course
- ENGL 206 - Advanced Writing 3 Credits
- ENGL 208 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
- ENGL 209 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits
English electives (12)
Program Outcome
The student will:
- Develop critical thinking skills and cultivate creative expression;
- Focus on sustained reading, writing, and public speaking;
- Communicate ideas and concepts to professionals in various fields;
- Situate a text within a historical and cultural context;
- Understand the process of literary influence and canon formation;
- Analyze ideological aspects of art and expression;
- Craft an argument;
- Comprehend ideas accurately;
- Organize, analyze and synthesize.
Career Opportunities
Students have interned at museums, theaters, newspapers, libraries, and television and radio stations throughout the Hartford area. USJ English majors have also continued their education in graduate or law schools or worked with companies such as Metropolitan Entertainment, Travelers, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford Courant, United Technologies Corporation, and more. Graduates also teach at schools throughout CT and in surrounding states. Potential careers: teacher, publisher, reporter, writer, human resources director, research analyst, and more.