B.A. in English

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This degree program prepares students for a variety of careers in professional writing, editing, business, and government—and is excellent preparation for advanced study in English, the humanities, and law.

Coursework includes study in a wide range of literature, from international classics to contemporary multicultural American texts. Special features of the program include the development of enhanced writing and critical thinking skills.

Areas of study include

  • British literature
  • American literature
  • English language
  • Grammar
  • Literary analysis
  • Multicultural literature
  • World literature
  • Writing

In addition to coursework, students may participate in the Department of English's internship program, which provides valuable pre-professional experience. Other opportunities include the University's Honors Program and study-abroad programs, which range from summer programs to a single semester or a full academic year in over fifty-six countries.

Students benefit from small classes taught by award-winning faculty who have a diversity of specialties including British and American literature, rhetoric, and creative writing. Most hold doctoral degrees, and many publish books and articles, conduct research, edit journals, and speak at national and international meetings within their specializations.

The Department of English sponsors a variety of activities including the Joseph S. Schick Lecture Series, a showcase of distinguished scholars from around the world who present formal lectures on British or American literature and language before 1900, as well as Lectures in Modern American Literature, a new series focused on contemporary American writers.

Other opportunities include the Creative Writing Society and Sigma Tau Delta (an international honor society), as well as literary readings and public exhibitions of professional and student writing.

In addition, published writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction give readings and visit informally with students.

Careers

The English Teaching Program prepares students to teach in middle school, junior high, and high school. In addition, the program provides valuable communication skills that are in demand for administrative and writing careers in education, business, industry, and government.

A major in English Teaching also serves as excellent preparation for advanced study in English and related areas, for research, and for law school.

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College of Arts and Sciences

خيارات الدراسة

دوام كامل (120 )

رسوم التسجيــل
US$20,880.00 سنوياً
تاريخ البدء

20 مايو 2024

مكان عقــد الدورة

College of Arts and Sciences

Stalker Hall, Room 200,

621 Chestnut Street,

TERRE HAUTE,

Indiana,

47809, United States

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The freshman Indiana State University application is for entering freshmen who are (or soon will be) high school graduates and have not attended another college after graduating from high school. High school students may apply to Indiana State University any time after completion of their junior year in high school.

English Language Requirements:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum iBT score of 61; a minimum CBT score of 173; or a minimum paper-based score of 500
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum score of 6.0 (or higher)
  • ELS Language Training Program: successful completion of level 112 (or higher)

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