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2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to locate, evaluate, synthesize and incorporate relevant primary and secondary source materials into thesis-driven, interpretive essays of increasing length and complexity.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to understand conventions of literary study, including: familiarity with literary terms, genres, devices; knowledge of poetic, dramatic, narrative and rhetorical forms; awareness of literary criticism and theory.
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English B.A.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to read texts closely with attention to nuances of language, content, and form; such texts include published works and drafts of student writing for the purposes of peer review.2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to locate, evaluate, synthesize and incorporate relevant primary and secondary source materials into thesis-driven, interpretive essays of increasing length and complexity.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to understand conventions of literary study, including: familiarity with literary terms, genres, devices; knowledge of poetic, dramatic, narrative and rhetorical forms; awareness of literary criticism and theory.
CAREERS ENGLISH B.A. GRADUATES PURSUE
- Attorney
- Author
- Copywriter / Editor / Journalist
- Educational Products/Services Manager
- Grant Writer
- Librarian
- Social Media Manager
- Speech Writer
- Teacher (many variations)
- Television /Entertainment Writer
SUCCESS RATES
75.0%
6-year graduation rate
4.27
Avg. years to degree
MEDIAN EARNINGS
$66,517
10 years after graduation
$53,041
5 years after graduation
$29,709
1 year after graduation
PLACEMENT2 years after graduation
75.4%
Working in New York
43.1%
Continuing Education