BA in English
Athens, Greece
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
When you pursue an English major, you'll join a close-knit group of readers and writers who appreciate the power and beauty of literature. Your classes and writing workshops will be small and dynamic to foster discussion and interaction. You’ll be part of a lively literary community, and along the way, you'll develop the critical reading, thinking and communication skills required for success in any professional role.
Choose Webster's BA in English
In this major, students engage not only with the aesthetics dimensions of literature, but also with the values, views and dynamics of a given and historical context. In small classes and seminars, students are given multiple opportunities to develop their skills in literary analysis, critical writing and oral expression. Outstanding student essays are selected by faculty to be published each spring in our literary journal, The Mercury.
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Curriculum
The 36 credit hours required for the English major include the following:
Core Courses (12 hours)
- ENGL 1900 Introductory Seminar in Literary Analysis (3 hours)
- ENGL 2020 British Literature I (3 hours)
- ENGL 2030 British Literature II (3 hours)
- ENGL 2050 U.S. Literature (3 hours)
- ENGL 4600 Portfolio Review (in the final semester of study) (0 hours)
Required Courses by Category* (24 hours)
Each category requires 3 hours, plus 6 hours of ENGL electives (any courses with the ENGL prefix).
Genre
- ENGL 2035 History of the Novel (3 hours)
- ENGL 2300 Worlds of Romance (3 hours)
- ENGL 2400 The Short Story (3 hours)
- ENGL 2500 Global Dramatic Literature (3 hours)
- ENGL 3030 Topics in Poetry (3 hours)
- ENGL 3040 Topics in Fiction (3 hours)
- ENGL 3050 Topics in Drama (3 hours)
- ENGL 3100 Modern Drama (3 hours)
- ENGL 3130 Contemporary Drama (3 hours)
- ENGL 3190 Comedy and Satire (3 hours)
- ENGL 3210 Tragic Themes (3 hours)
- ENGL 3300 20th Century American Poetry (3 hours)
- ENGL 3900 Myth and Classical Literature (3 hours)
Author
- ENGL 4130 Seminar in a Single Author (3 hours)
- ENGL 4150 Shakespeare (3 hours)
Social Issues
- ENGL 2086 U.S. Literature of Diversity (3 hours)
- ENGL 2120 Literature of Oppression and Resistance (3 hours)
- ENGL 3140 Women and Literature (3 hours)
Global
- ENGL 2300 Worlds of Romance (3 hours)
- ENGL 2500 Global Dramatic Literature (3 hours)
- ENGL 2600 Introduction to Linguistics (3 hours)
- ENGL 3190 Comedy and Satire (3 hours)
- ENGL 3900 Myth and Classical Literature (3 hours)
- ENGL 4000 Myth and Modern Literature (3 hours)
- ENGL 4030 Literature of Latin America (3 hours)
History and Criticism
- ENGL 4190 The Story of English (3 hours)
- ENGL 4500 Literary Criticism (3 hours)
Advanced Writing
- Any course with the WRIT prefix at the 2000-level or above.
*ENGL 2110, ENGL 2210 and ENGL 3500 may be used for any category with an appropriate topic.
Minor in English
Earn a Minor in English with the required 18 hours in ENGL classes at Webster University.
Program Outcome
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of historical, cultural and generic contexts in order to analyze the canonical works and major periods of American and British literature as well as some lesser-known works within and outside that canon (including global literature).
- Compose thesis-driven, textually-supported literary analyses that apply the conventions of literary study, including close reading and MLA style.
- Identify and evaluate appropriate research sources, incorporate those sources into well-documented writing and formulate their own arguments based at least in part on those sources.