Program Overview

Combined English Literature Degrees

Program Overview

The Combined English Literature Degrees program at the University of North Texas offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) in English with a concentration in Literature. This accelerated program is designed for highly motivated English majors who wish to build a professional career as creative writers, educators, or academics.

Program Details

• Program Type: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Major: English with a concentration in Literature
• Grad Track: Combined B.A./M.A. program
• Format: On-campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 5-6 years
• Credit Hours: 150-156

Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in Literature prepares students for jobs that require strong writing, communication, and analytical thinking skills. The UNT English graduate program is designed for students who wish to build a professional career as creative writers, educators, or academics.

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
• Construct persuasive, evidence-based arguments
• Communicate findings clearly and concisely
• Understand historical and cultural perspectives
• Evaluate critically sources and narratives
• Prepare oral and written presentations

Program Highlights

• Save time and money on your master's degree through this accelerated program
• Restricted class sizes provide opportunities for collaboration with other students and close interaction with professors
• Faculty hail from top graduate programs in the country and are active scholars and researchers
• The department sponsors a Visiting Writer Series that brings distinguished writers to campus
• Students have opportunities to pursue editorial positions with the department's national literary journal, American Literary Review, and with the local student-run journal, North Texas Review

Career Opportunities

A 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. Many alumni teach English composition, British or American literature, or English as a Second Language in public and private schools. Some pursue doctoral degrees in a variety of fields in competitive graduate programs nationwide.

Sample Courses

• Literary Criticism (3 hrs)
• Chaucer (3 hrs)
• Scholarly and Critical Writing (3 hrs)
• Seminar in American Literature and Culture, 1865 to the Present (3 hrs)
• American Women Writers (3 hrs)
• Shakespeare (3 hrs)