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Students seeking advanced study in literature, history, theory, and analysis should take the literature concentration in English, which combines the historical, cultural, and critical study of literature with innovative approaches to critical methods, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, underrepresented literatures, and other literatures in English from around the globe. The literature concentration exposes students to a range of texts in English from the Middle Ages to the present day and includes a literature practicum that provides opportunities to use and refine the skills of literary study in specific applied contexts. All English majors begin their study in the major with an Introduction to Literary Studies course, which lays a firm groundwork in critical analysis, reasoned argument, and lucid expression. Literature is the concentration of choice for those who intend to pursue graduate study in English or in other fields such as law, business, urban planning, and library science. Two student organizations—The English Club and Fogdog Review staff offer enriching activities and opportunities throughout the school year.
Wright State graduates with concentrations in English have been especially successful working in such fields as fundraising and development, arts administration, government, journalism, and publishing.
View the English program profile for sample occupations, average salary, and employment projections.
Some recent real-world projects for English Department students include:
View the Bachelor of Arts in English program information and degree requirements in the Academic Catalog.
Graduation Planning Strategy (Four Year Plan) (PDF)
Any student eligible for admission to the College of Liberal Arts is eligible for admission to the Creative Writing, Literature, Professional Writing, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages concentrations in English. Non-native speakers of English seeking admission to any undergraduate major program in English must meet one of the following minimum language proficiency requirements:
Review the admission requirements and complete the admission application. Identify whether you will be majoring in English.
If you are a current student and wish to change majors, go to the WINGS Express major/minor change request form and change your major. If you are an undecided/exploratory student, talk to your advisor about majoring in English.
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