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The English Major

 
English is offered as a major and minor at JMU. The program offered by the Department of English is designed to serve as basic preparation for many professions in which skillful use of language is important, for example, law, publishing, free lance writing, creative writing, journalism, public relations, broadcasting, government, advertising, and business; to prepare students to enter graduate study; and to prepare them for the teaching profession.
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Moreover, it offers to all students, wherever their professional and vocational interests lie, the development of critical thinking skills through the study of American, British, and world literatures. The program’s goal is that, through the study of a variety of literature, students will obtain a better understanding of themselves, their culture, and other cultures with which they must invariably come into contact.

Students majoring in English earn the B.A. degree unless they are completing an English major with an interdisciplinary focus or an additional major in a degree program other than the B.A. The minimum requirement for a major in English is 36 credit hours of courses in the major. Nine credit hours must be taken on or above the 300 level.

For complete descriptions of the degree requirements, major requirements, and a recommended schedule, click here for the undergraduate catalog.

For a copy of the English Major Checklist, click here.

 
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