Program Overview

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English Literature Degree

Overview

The English Literature Degree is a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program that prepares students for jobs that require strong writing, communication, and analytical thinking skills. The program is designed to provide students with a foundational liberal arts degree, preparing them for graduate study in literature or creative writing, as well as a range of careers in fields such as teaching, law, publishing, and business.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Requirements

The English Literature Degree requires students to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours, including coursework in literature, creative writing, and critical thinking.

Marketable Skills

• Write clearly, concisely, and compellingly
• Communicate meaningfully to diverse audiences
• Develop solutions to complex problems
• Think critically, creatively, and independently
• Identify and evaluate credible sources

Faculty

The faculty in the English Department hail from top graduate programs in the country and are active scholars and researchers. They are consistently recognized as some of the best teachers at UNT.

Research Areas

Faculty research and creative writing projects have been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Career Opportunities

A Bachelor of Arts degree in English prepares students for jobs that require strong writing, communication, and analytical thinking skills. Graduates choose careers in a variety of fields, including law, publishing, education, advertising, journalism, or public relations.

Notable Alumni

• An editor with Rolling Stone magazine
• A curator in the Rare Book Division of the New York Public Library
• A member of the public relations staff at PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm
• Novelists Karleen Koen, David Lindsey, and Larry McMurtry
• Poets Chad Davidson and John Poch
• Screenplay writer and director Ken Harrison
• Various employees of government agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Government Printing Office

Coursework

• British Anglophone Literature 1780 to the Present (3 hrs)
• Shakespeare (3 hrs)
• Literary Criticism (3 hrs)
• Chaucer (3 hrs)
• Studies in Contemporary American Literature (3 hrs)
• American Literature to 1870 (3 hrs)

Related Programs

• English Creative Writing Degree
• English Writing and Rhetoric Degree

Similar Areas of Study

• Communication & Media
• Education
• Humanities & Social Sciences

Department

• Department of English
• College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
• Auditorium Building, Room 112