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Students with majors in a wide range of fields may wish to pursue a minor in English to build their skills in critical reading and writing, as well as to pursue an interest in literature.  By approaching literature from different perspectives, students hone their skills in analysis, close reading, and interpretation.  Students will also learn how to place a work in its intellectual and historical context.

Students successfully completing the Bachelor’s degree in English will be able to:

• Identify and explain different general and verse literary forms
• Demonstrate familiarity with major authors and their works from different historical period
• Apply and analyze different genre of literature
• Evaluate literary elements of different historical periods
• Apply literary theories in papers and presentations