English Language and Literature - Boston University

English Language and Literature from Boston University is a Campus Bachelor English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The concentration program in English combines a sequence of core courses for all majors with a variety of elective options in upper-level courses. All required courses are limited in enrollment and offer students an opportunity to participate in discussion with the instructor and other concentrators. Each major in English is assigned, as permanent academic adviser, a member of the Department faculty who helps design an integrated program. Students intending to pursue graduate study in English should, at the first opportunity, make this interest known to their advisers. In planning their undergraduate programs, they may also wish to consult with the Department's special adviser on graduate study. The requirements reflect the Department's conception of a substantial concentration in English and American Language and Literature. The aims of the requirements are: -To develop the student's independent ability to read literature of different kinds and from different historical periods with pleasure and understanding. -To develop knowledge and awareness of language , and the ability to express ideas clearly and convincingly in discussion and in writing. -To assure the student of some familiarity with major and representative authors in the history of European, English , and American Literature, an awareness of the variety and continuity of literature, and intensive knowledge of selected authors, periods, genres, and themes. -To relate the study of language and literature to other intellectual disciplines, so that continuity with other fields of study may be realized; and to provide perspectives on aspects of language and literature through other fields of study. The concentration is designed for students who wish to develop a thorough knowledge of the language and literature of the English and American tradition. Students will also acquire some knowledge of the antecedents of English and American literature in HU 221, and, if they choose, may discover connections with other literatures through courses in comparative literature or related courses in foreign and classical literatures in translation. View more details on Boston University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.