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Bachelor of Arts in English

USA

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What will I learn?

The Department of English teaches students to see their worlds with clarity and respond to them with sensitivity, through reading, writing, and critical thinking. Students gain the knowledge and skills to participate actively and conscientiously in the twenty-first-century global culture and the professional workplace. The Department fosters the deep reading of the traditional Anglophone canon as well as the literatures of diverse cultures and under-represented voices, it cultivates an appreciation of their aesthetic features and social functions, and it studies the crafts of creative and professional writing. By engaging in multiple media, learning a wide variety of rhetorical practices, and writing and editing academic and creative texts, students gain skills in critical and creative thinking increasingly recognized as essential by employers. Students are prepared to participate in their historical and cultural moment, to speak with authority about the literatures of the past and present, and to produce substantial creative and professional communication of their own.

Students have the option to pursue minors in creative writing or professional writing and editing. Students also have the opportunity for meaningful experiential learning, whether through internships, independent studies, or pursuit of the department’s Distinguished Majors program.

Bachelor-level job titles

  • Editor
  • Fundraiser
  • High School Teacher
  • Human Resource Specialist
  • Library Technician
  • Proof Readers and Copy Markers
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Reporters and Correspondents
  • Research Assistant
  • Social Media Coordinator
  • Staff and Legislative Assistant
  • Technical Writer

Graduate and professional level job titles

  • Advertising Executive
  • Attorney
  • College Professor or Administrator
  • Copywriter
  • Director of Communications
  • Public Policy Specialist

Which department am I in?

College of Humanities and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
US$38,817.00 per year
Start date

20 August 2024

Venue

College of Humanities and Sciences

828 West Franklin Street,

RICHMOND,

Virginia,

23284, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission to a VCU undergraduate degree program requires graduation from a secondary school or the equivalent (lyceum, senior middle school, university preparatory school, completion of GCSE exams, Standard 12 graduation, etc.), which typically consists of at least 12 years beyond kindergarten.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 70 IBT for undergraduates

International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.0 for undergraduates

Pearson Test of English: 53 for undergraduates

SAT: Score of at least 22 on the Reading test.

ACT: Score of at least 16 on the English section of the test.

Duolingo Test Score: Score minimum of 105

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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