Abilene, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 29,526 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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** full-time undergraduate tuition & fees; 12-17 hours per semester; does not include course-specific fees
Key Summary
Introduction
The HSU English Department offers courses in literature and the English language. Courses in composition and language provide training in the techniques and skills which are requisite for accurate, effective written expression. Courses in the literature of America, England, and other countries familiarize students with specific writers, movements, periods, and literary issues; prepare them to recognize, to analyze, and to evaluate the various types of literature; build reading and other language skills; train them to do independent thinking and research, and develop their understanding of the aesthetic and cultural dimensions of the human experience.
Students who major in English at HSU are well-prepared to enter into graduate school programs in English, as well as a variety of other disciplines including education, library science, law, and communications. While some HSU English majors become educators, others have pursued careers in fields such as public relations, marketing, publishing, and technology. Developing their reading, researching, critical thinking, and writing skills through their course of study prepares HSU English majors to be good communicators who embrace the challenges of finding innovative solutions to complex problems.
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Curriculum
Major: English
- Freshmen Writing I
- Freshmen Writing II
- Literature Survey
- Research, Writing, and Technology
- Writing As Discovery
- Senior Professional Practicum
Take 15 credits from the following:
- Creative Writing
- Issues in Grammar
- Thematic Textual Examination
- Genre I: Poetry
- Genre II: Fiction
- Genre III
- Major Figures I
- Major Figures II
- Approaches to Language and Writing
- Senior Professional Practicum
Program Outcome
- Graduates will demonstrate an anthology-level knowledge of the chronological sequence of British and American literary history, a broad knowledge of various British and American writers, both canonical and contemporary, and an understanding of how these writers’ works reflect their literary periods, literary genres, and sub-genres.
- Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of fiction, poetry, and drama.
- Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in writing skills, including knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices and competent grammar and punctuation skills.
- Graduates will demonstrate the ability to do critical analysis in the writing of literary and rhetorical texts and provide correctly documented literary research in the writing of clear, analytical interpretations/explications of fiction and poetry.