1. State University of New York College at Old Westbury
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  4. BA English

BA English

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

State University of New York College at Old Westbury

Program Overview

At the Foundations level, requirements recognize the importance of firm grounding in Language Arts and Literary Interpretation. These emphases correlate with stress on skills foundations in current pedagogy. The Linguistic Foundations requirement recognizes the centrality of strong training in the history and structure of language as well as the formal grammar of English. The Literary Analysis requirement offers training in literary interpretation, close reading, knowledge of literary genres, social and historical contextualization of literature, and literary theory, today a sine qua non of competitive literature degrees .A three-course sequence in Literary Traditions includes historical surveys of British, U.S., European, and World literature and selected courses in classical foundations, genres, and such recent topics as postcolonialism.

Program Key Stats

$16980 (Annual Fees)



92 %

Eligibility Criteria

2.8
35
80

1000
6
61

Additional Information & Requirements

High school transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, one letter of recommendation

Career Options

  • English language teacher
  • Lexicographer
  • Primary school teacher
  • Publishing copy-editor/proofreader

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