English
The English major has the breadth and flexibility to serve a variety of professional interests and vocational needs. This major is a natural choice for students whose vocational plans do not require highly specific undergraduate college preparation. The major develops general intellectual and communication skills that give graduates a competitive edge in today's world and, furthermore, enhance their Christian witness. The English major also provides you a solid preparation for graduate work in English.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Composition & Rhetoric
- Composition & Literature
- Sophomore
- British Literature
- Philosophy
- Junior
- American Literature
- Literary Criticism
- Structure of Modern English
- Classical & Medieval Literature
- Oral Communication for the Professions
- Senior
- English Seminar
- English Elective
For further details see complete major information:
English Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
American Literature This two-semester survey will give you a historical and critical survey of American literature from colonial times to the present.
British Literature In this two-semester survey, you will study British literature from Beowulf to 1688 and from 1688 to the present.
Literary Criticism This course will give you the critical principles, approaches, and technical concepts and terms important for interpreting and evaluating literature.
Electives You may choose three courses from a wide array of offerings in author, period, literary genre, and language-structure courses.
Career Opportunities
The English major is a strong pre-professional program for students planning to enter such fields as law, public relations, or even the upper levels of business management. Graduates will also find career opportunities in teaching, advertising, communication media, personnel services, and other areas where high value is placed on communication skills and the ability to think logically and critically.
Our students majoring in English are eagerly sought as graduate students and teaching assistants by the major state universities of South Carolina and have done impressive work at some of the most distinguished graduate and law schools in the nation.