Bachelor of Arts - English - English Education

The English Faculty of the Department of Languages and Literature are committed to providing quality courses to the majors but also to students of all majors taking their core classes with APSU. The faculty have expertise in rhetoric, literary study, linguistics, creative and technical writing as well as composition. The department includes and collaborates with experienced scholars specializing in African American Studies as well as Women’s and Gender Studies. Additionally, the faculty have a distinguished record of research and specialization in multiple areas. The university will challenge and inspire students in the classrooms, during study abroad, and many events on and off campus. Students will explore the dynamic world of the written word, be in print, new media, or technology.  Language, writing, printing (literally or virtually) is in flux and together,, students will hone their ability to read any source of information critically while also engaging with literary texts and the worlds writers have created. 

Course Outcomes:

• English majors will develop a deep engagement with the complexities of language, literary form, and artistic expression.
• Acquire the ability to write well, whether creatively or analytically and have the capacity for creative expression and original insight.
• Have a better understanding of diverse literatures, various cultures, historical periods, and themselves.
• Learn how the writings of the past may have shaped the world people live in today.
• Courses explore what literature tells about the culture that produced it, including religious beliefs, social values and practices, worldview, or ideology.