Bachelor of Arts in English

University of Akron

English focuses on the human condition through careful study of language and literature. Comprehensive curriculum offers a wide range of courses in literature, writing and linguistics. Develop valuable skills in critical thinking, analysis and communication. Our course of study of literature, language, rhetoric, and creative writing fosters the development of critical thinking, skilled communication, appreciation of cultural contexts, informed citizenship, and knowledge of the various literary texts representing human thought and inquiry through the centuries. Students majoring in English studies go on to become successful professionals in their chosen fields. Graduates have taken the department’s reputation into the world outside the campus gates and hold careers ranging from positions in successful law practices, to jobs as published authors, technical writers, and journalists.

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