BA English Studies: Literary Studies at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, the English Studies: Literary Studies major will no longer be accepting new students. Current English Studies: Literary Studies students will continue to have access to the same high-quality education and resources until they graduate. Students in the English Studies: Literary Studies program advance their power to analyze keenly and write incisively by studying leading-edge and foundational literary works in print, graphic and digital forms.

Faculty: College of Professional Studies | Department: English Studies | Duration: 128 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

128-credit programme. Required courses include ENGL 419 How to Read Anything; ENGL 502 Professional and Technical Writing; ENGL 595 Literary Topics (Digital Creative Writing); ENGL 401 First-Year Writing; ENGL 419 How to Read Anything; ENGL 502 Professional and Technical Writing.

Career pathways

English Studies: Literary Studies students take an array of literature classes as well as core courses in digital creative writing and professional and technical communication, making them just the sort of versatile, critically aware graduates prized in workplaces today.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester entry and Spring semester entry for first-year students; Spring Decision plan available.

UNH Manchester: Fall and Spring semester entry for first-year and transfer students.

First-year deadlines: Spring Decision October 15; Early Action November 15; Regular Decision February 1; financial aid priority date March 1. Select majors (Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, CHHS Undeclared) have a December 1 priority deadline. Applications are made through the Common Application. SAT and ACT scores are optional.

UNH Manchester first-year: Fall Early Action November 15, Fall Regular Decision April 1, Spring November 15; transfer: Fall April 1, Spring November 15; FAFSA priority March 1. Application fee $50 for N.H. residents and $65 for non-residents; SAT/ACT optional.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.unh.edu/

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