BA in English
Waverly, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Wartburg College's BA in English offers majors in English and English education, with secondary teaching certification and concentrations in literature, creative writing, and film and performance studies. The liberal arts curriculum builds critical thinking, ethical decision-making, effective communication, cultural competence, and collaboration, preparing students for careers and graduate study in writing and the humanities.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in human services, mass media, publishing, technical writing, business, and secondary school teaching or pursue graduate study in business, law, or English. Alumni have become teachers, attorneys, interpreters, nonprofit directors; potential roles include editor, content strategist, curriculum developer and researcher.
Wartburg College offers majors in English and English education. Secondary teaching certification is available in English and all modern languages. This flexible program also can prepare students for a wide range of careers through concentrations in literature, creative writing, and film and performance studies.
English Requirements
12-course credits:
- EN 155 Introduction to Film
- EN 156 Introduction to Myth and Folklore
- EN 250 Text Analysis and Research Methods
- EN 316 Shakespeare
- EN 331 Structure of English
- EN 460 Capstone Seminar
One course credit from early-period literature
- EN 201 Survey of British Literature I
- EN 205 Survey of World Literature I
- EN 208 Survey of American Literature I
One course credit from later-period literature
- EN 202 Survey of British Literature II
- EN 206 Survey of World Literature II
- EN 209 Survey of American Literature II
One course credit from
- EN 153 Introduction to Disability Studies
- EN 211 Survey of Drama
- EN 218 Exploring Graphic Narratives
- EN 232 Myth and the Ancient World
- EN 244 Young Adult Literature
- EN 254 Environmental Literature and Film
- EN 261 British Isles: Literary Locations
- EN 262 USA: A Literary Tour
- EN 263 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Culture
- EN 295 Special Topics (Four topics approved by EPC.)
- Asian Literature and Film
- Baseball in American Literature and Culture
- Magic and Witchcraft in British Literature
- Multicultural American Literature
- EN 314 Major Women Writers
- EN 322 Studies in the Novel
- EN 371 Internship
- EN 385 Theatre and Culture
One of the following concentrations
Literature
Three courses from the following are not used to meet other requirements in major.
- EN 153 Introduction to Disability Studies
- EN 201 Survey of British Literature I
- EN 202 Survey of British Literature II
- EN 205 Survey of World Literature I
- EN 206 Survey of World Literature II
- EN 208 Survey of American Literature I
- EN 209 Survey of American Literature II
- EN 211 Survey of Drama
- EN 218 Exploring Graphic Narratives
- EN 244 Young Adult Literature
- EN 261 British Isles: Literary Locations
- EN 263 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Culture
- EN 295 Special Topics (Four topics approved by EPC.)
- Asian Literature and Film
- Global Environmental Literature and Film
- Magic and Witchcraft in British Literature
- Multicultural American Literature
- EN 314 Major Women Writers
- EN 322 Studies in the Novel
- EN 371 Internship
- EN 385 Theatre and Culture
Creative Writing
Three courses from the following
- EN 219 Screenwriting
- EN 220 Poetry Writing
- EN 221 Fiction Writing
- EN 333 Advanced Creative Writing
Film and Performance Studies
Three courses from the following
- EN 219 Screenwriting
- EN 252 Film History
- EN 253 Film and Society
- EN 257 Studies in Film Authorship
- GER 275 German Culture Through Film
- SP 317 Cinemas of Latin America
- TH 150 Introduction to Theatre
- TH 165 Presentation and Performance
- TH 270 Children’s Theatre
- TH 285 Stagecraft
Note:
By completing the English major, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.
These majors provide exciting opportunities to explore language, literature, and culture and to develop writing skills applicable in a variety of fields. Pursuing your degree at Wartburg will prepare you for careers requiring communication skills and sensitivity to the breadth of human experience.
Graduates work in human services, mass media, publishing, technical writing, and business; teach in secondary schools; or continue their education in business, law, English, and other graduate and professional degree programs.
Alumni Outcomes
Wartburg graduates find satisfying jobs and are admitted into top graduate and professional schools. Wartburg alumni can be found in all 50 U.S. states and over 70 foreign countries. Below is only a sample of the types of positions Wartburg graduates from the English and Modern Languages Department have had in the past.
Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:
- English Teacher, Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant
- Graduate Student, Law
- Spanish Teacher, Canutillo High School, El Paso, Texas
- German Teacher, Oak Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Graduate Student, Ph.D.
- Associate Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, East Windsor, N.J.
Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past 10 Years:
- Attorney, Black Hawk County Attorney’s Office, Waterloo
- Spanish Teacher, Pembroke Pines Charter High School, Pembroke
- Spanish Interpreter, Northfield Hospital, Northfield, Minnesota
- French Teacher, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois
- Graduate Student-Ethnic and Multicultural Studies
- Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sample Stand-out Alumni Positions:
- Director of External Relations, Oceanic Preservation Society, California
- District Court Judge, 7th Judicial District Court, Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Owner/CEO, The Cup Man, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
- Owner, Crossroads Books, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Executive Director, Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association, Park Ridge, Illinois
- FBI Special Agent, Minneapolis FBI Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Professor of Law, New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
