University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus

Arts & Humanities

BA English at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States

Programme overview

Students who major in English study literature and other forms of verbal expression, literary history and criticism, critical theory, linguistics, and creative writing. Courses offered by the department explore a wide range of discourses written in English, including poetry, drama, fiction, film, popular culture, and electronic media. Students examine the cultural, social, political, and economic contexts that condition a variety of texts.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts  |  Duration: 4 years / 120 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Critical Theories & Methods, Shakespeare, American & British Surveys, Historically-Oriented Language & Literature, Difference & Diasporas, Electives, Capstone, Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major. Collegiate Requirements: All CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator.

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Entry requirements

Prospective majors are encouraged to complete an introductory course in literature, creative writing, and/or English language, chosen from ENGL 1001-1701 and ENGW 1101-1104, before officially declaring the major. To declare a major, a student schedules an appointment with the Undergraduate Studies Office (227 Lind Hall; 612-625-4592; [email protected]), and completes a Major Program form which is filed in CLA, the department, and with the student. Advisors recommend that students declare the major during the second semester of the freshman year.

Duration: 4 years / 120 credits

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/

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