Bachelor of Arts in English

University of Illinois at Springfield

The department offers courses that can help students prepare for teaching careers, for jobs as editors and writers, or for graduate work at the master’s or doctoral level. UIS students can enroll as English majors or minors by taking course work in a physical classroom or online.Additionally, the Online English Program allows students to actively participate in dynamic, diverse, and interactive online learning communities and earn their degrees via the internet. The online format enables students to complete course work on their own time and at their own pace within the framework of the traditional semester using the latest networked information technologies. Online students are given access to educational resources, academic advisors, and other course-related materials.By the time students graduate they should:Write with confidence, precision, and an awareness of audiencePerform sophisticated analysis of diverse literary texts in a range of mediums, including visual and multimediaConduct professional research on a variety of academic, social, and cultural questionsRecognize the diversity of human experience in its many forms of expressionCreate cutting edge digital texts using a range of technologiesTake an active role in shaping the future of literature and culture