1. Long Island University Post
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  4. BA in English Literature

BA in English Literature

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Long Island University Post

Program Overview

Studying literature is a road map to the world around you. In the LIU Post English Department, you will travel the past with such great literary voices as Chaucer and Shakespeare, Dickens and the Bront s. Then you will discover the world through contemporary writers such as James Joyce, Tennessee Williams and Virginia Wolfe. The B.A. in English with a Concentration in Literature offers you an opportunity to explore these great minds of Western civilization, in their own words, on a one-to-one basis. The systematic study of great literature prepares students for a wide variety of careers, including teaching, law, medicine, business and computer science.

Program Key Stats

$47890 (Annual cost)
Rolling


81 %

Eligibility Criteria

2.8
30
70

1000
6
80

Additional Information & Requirements

LIU online or paper application, Common Application, Essay, Letter of recommendation, Official high school transcript; final high school transcript with proof of graduation is required after admission and before classes begin, SAT and/or ACT scores, IELTS/TOEFL scores (international applicants)

Career Options

  • Graduates of the Department of English go on to a broad array of professions
  • including primary
  • secondary
  • and higher education faculty and staff
  • a wide scope of media-business careers including authors of fiction and non-fiction books and essays
  • journalists
  • bloggers
  • publishers
  • editors
  • copyrighters
  • public relations specialists
  • marketing and advertising executives
  • and talent agents
  • all areas of the legal profession; government agencies and offices
  • human relations
  • doctors
  • veterinarians
  • dentists
  • and other health professions
  • advocates
  • policy makers
  • and more

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