English (B.A.)

Student Learning Outcomes for English:

Students will be able to:

• Appropriately apply a variety of rhetorical strategies in the creation of texts.

• Appropriately apply a variety of interpretive strategies in the analysis of texts.

• Find appropriate primary and secondary research materials, adequately apply them in writing to support their own arguments, correctly and consistently cite their sources.

• Analyze the relationships among literature, language, and culture from the perspective of a critic.

• Empathize with those that they perceive in some way as different from themselves.

• Work independently to plan and complete advanced projects with little or no intervention from a professor.

Additional Student Learning Outcomes for Professional Writing concentration:

Students will be able to:

• Use several writing technologies effectively.

• Apply appropriate document design principles in a variety of contexts.

• Select appropriate publication outlets for their texts to successfully complete the publication process for a variety of different venues (e.g. electronic media, books, newspapers, magazines, etc.).

• Accurately apply professional editing and proofreading skills.

• Present their oral, written, and document design work in a professional manner.

• Appropriately integrate and synthesize their professional skills in real-world settings while exhibiting professional decorum appropriate to the context.

English majors in all concentrations must complete the second semester at the introductory level of a modern language course at the 112 level or higher, or one course if the modern language placement is 200-level or higher. For ancient languages, the second course in a two-semester introductory sequence must be completed.