Bachelor of Arts in English - Literature

University of San Francisco

Our literature concentration provides a comprehensive and dynamic background in American and British fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Its goal is to foster the critical skills you’ll need to succeed in all your studies, with a curriculum based on collaborative discussion seminars and engaging lectures, and courses emphasizing the traditions, movements, and influences that have inspired and challenged writers throughout history. Ensuring that you comprehend a given work’s cultural and historical context is of paramount importance to us, and you’ll see that reflected in courses that immerse you in the author’s or genre’s perspective.