Bachelor of Arts Degree - English
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
Major Courses
Foreign Language Requirements
Electives
Degree available in Bismarck
Student Learning Outcomes
By "text" we mean discourse in any form relevant to the study of English language and literature, inclusive of primary and secondary literature, essays, and historical and linguistic artifacts.
Upon completion of the program requirements, a student will have the ability to:
- Analyze texts and their component parts, recognizing relevant ideas, concepts, theories, or practical approaches evident in the text and its historical context. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and VI.)
- Recognize and evaluate different methodologies and critical approaches to texts that demonstrate understanding of their social, historical, cultural, and current contexts. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, VI, and VII.)
- Apply different methodologies and critical approaches to texts and formulate a research question and write an analysis that interprets a text or to argue an issue from the appropriate social, historical, cultural, and current contexts. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, VI, and VII.)
- Locate and evaluate appropriate primary and secondary resources from a variety of formats, ethically using them to analyze texts, methodologies, and their contexts. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, V, and VI.)
- Edit and proofread drafts and master the current standards of English grammar and style within a given rhetorical situation. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III, and VI.)
Upon completion of this program, students are able to enter the work world or pursue graduate or professional studies. Graduates can use their skills for careers as writers for corporate enterprises, for careers as college or university instructors, or for careers in legal professions.
English Major Courses
Requirements
Select one of the following:
Select one of the following:
| ENGL 288 | Collaborative Writing and Special Projects | 1-6 |
| ENGL 488 | Collaborative Writing and Special Projects | 1-6 |
| | Three Credits Required | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Select either Creative Writing or Literature Track
Creative Writing Track
Courses
| GDES 342 | Graphic Design II | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Literary Publications | 3 |
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| | ENGL 213 and GDES 342 are Co-requisites and must be taken the same semester | |
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| ENGL 310 | Advanced Creative Writing | 3 |
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| ENGL 497 | English Internship, Externship, Cooperative Education | 1-6 |
| | Three Credits Required | |
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| | Select one ENGL literature course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Select three of the following courses:
Literature Track
Courses
| ENGL 240 | Masterpieces of World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Masterpieces of British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 260 | Masterpieces of American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 440 | Literary Criticism | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Select one of the following:
| ENGL 350 | Studies in American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 355 | Studies in Major American Writers | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Select one of the following:
Select two of the following:
Total Credit Hours: 41