The English A. A. is an interdisciplinary program designed for students who wish to major or minor in English at the baccalaureate level to seek career opportunities in diverse fields — such as creative, professional and/or institutional writing, education, and others—or use the acquired skills to pursue a variety of other degrees, like law, education, public relations, and many others that require strong verbal and writing skills. The program will focus on reading literary texts from various periods, developing critical skills required to analyze and write about these texts, as well as studying and practicing a variety of writing techniques.
Students who graduate from the English A.A. Program will be able to:
- engage in critical reading of a variety of literary genres across multiple historical periods,
- recognize, understand, and explain various literary elements of texts,
- use literary terminology, critical methods, and various lenses of interpretation in their writing,
- write analytically in a variety of formats, including essays, research papers, reflective writing, and critical reviews of secondary sources,
- conduct research, evaluate sources, and cite evidence using accurate MLA conventions,
- demonstrate the ability to use complex language in a variety of contexts, both written and spoken,
- make clear decisions of genre, audience, and rhetorical technique in their writing, and
- use current technologies to assist in the research and presentation of critical and creative writing.
Requirements (60 credits)
A minimum of 60 credit hours is required for the English Associate of Arts degree. If basic skills courses are required, degree completion will take more than four semesters.
English (6 Credits)
English Elective Credits (15 Credits):
Any courses above ENG 102
Social Science (6 Credits)
Psychology (3 Credits)
Mathematics (6 Credits)
Any course above MAT 100
Natural Science (4 Credits)
Informational Literacy (1 credit):
Free Elective (10 Credits)
Students may take any credit-bearing courses they choose.
Students may use these credits to focus on an area of interest or to sample different academic disciplines.