Program Director: Eleanor Nickel, Ph.D.
Overview
The English major is designed to provide students with a broad background in the communicative arts. It is an ideal major for people interested in understanding the significant issues of human existence as they are expressed in literature and in learning to communicate their insights through effective writing and speech. Completing this major will prepare students to enter a single subject credential program to become a high school English teacher, and it will also prepare students for a range of other careers in editing, journalism, law, library science, publishing, and many other fields.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will read, interpret, and critique a variety of literary and non-literary texts that reflect a range of styles, historical periods, and cultural perspectives.
- Students will create a variety of literary and non-literary texts, demonstrating effective communication in multiple modes for multiple audiences and purposes.
- Students will articulate the diverse ethical, cultural, political, and religious contexts of literary texts.
- Students will use current disciplinary discourse, terminology, and research conventions.
Locations Offered
Main Campus Fresno
Degree Pathways
English, B.A. Four Year Pathway
English, B.A. Three Year Pathway
English, B.A. ADT Pathway
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