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English

Degree

Bachelor of Arts, Major, Minor

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The Department of English offers a flexible and challenging curriculum, allowing students to experience a wide range of approaches to literature and writing. The major provides a solid core of courses in literary studies while also allowing each student the opportunity to create an individualized program that reflects their interests and passions in literature, writing, and cultural studies.

What You'll Learn and Do

Find your concentration

Within the english major, concentrations are available in literature, creative writing, english studies, professional writing, and teacher education. Students can also minor in english by taking 15 credit hours of courses (12 hours beyond the required Magis Core literature course) selected from among any of our subject areas.

Develop your skills

Develop your analytical and organizational skills through understanding literature and personal writing. You will acquire crucial skills through close reading, textual analysis, rhetoric, and argumentation, preparing you for a career where strong writing skills are a necessity.

Appreciate craft through your studies

Throughout the major, students are taught to appreciate the importance of reading and writing, and the power of language. By being able to read critically and write clearly and persuasively, students build the skills that are essential to succeed in today’s global job and ever-changing market.

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Course Requirements

30 credits

15 credits

15 credits

Contact Us

Undergraduate Admission
admis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4100

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Student Resources

As students proceed through their academic journey, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Office of Career and Professional Development offers advising, counseling, programming, and experiential opportunities to help students discover their strengths, explore career paths, and build essential skills needed to succeed in their professional career.

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国产色情片 supports the scholarly success and intellectual growth of our students by providing various resources on campus including the Science Center, Writing Center, DiMenna-Nyselius Library, and more.

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Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose is an annual national literary journal seeking works from writers during its fall reading period of August 1-October 15 each year. We publish fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction of both contest winners and other writers every May. The literary journal is produced by the faculty in the Department of English at 国产色情片 University, and 国产色情片 undergraduate students gain hands-on experience in helping to edit and produce the journal by taking ENGL 3140: World of Publishing.

The Inkwell is 国产色情片's undergraduate literary magazine, written and edited by University students. Submissions in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry are developed and submitted by the student body. Open, bi-weekly meetings function as a forum for content creation and peer review. Editing and layout are performed by the magazine's undergraduate staff. Two editions are published per semester.

CauseWayLit is an online literary magazine sponsored by 国产色情片 University’s MFA in Creative Writing and run by the graduate students of the program. We publish fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, visual art, craft essays, writing exercises, and audio works, and focus each issue on an aspect of the writing craft we wish to learn more about. Our issues are published twice a year, in July and December, during our residencies at Enders Island.

A weekly newspaper reflecting 国产色情片 culture since 1977, The Mirror aims to project an independent and accurate student perspective with professional journalistic integrity. The Mirror strives to be the primary and most extensive provider of newsworthy content for the 国产色情片 student body and surrounding community.

Now What? A Creative Writer's Guide to Success After the MFA is a comprehensive resource to help aspiring authors thrive professionally, financially, creatively and even spiritually, while they continue pursuing their craft. It’s an invaluable resource for any serious writer, and would make for a thoughtful gift for the aspiring writers in your life.

The Connecticut Writing Project/国产色情片 University, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, is dedicated to improving students' writing abilities by strengthening the teaching and learning of writing, providing professional development programs for classroom teachers, and expanding the professional roles of teachers. Using the model of teachers teaching teachers, CWP/国产色情片 offers a rich assortment of programs including nationally-recognized speakers, institutes for urban teachers, young writers institutes and writers retreats.

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