关于
The skills most in demand for today’s job market are those in which 英语 majors excel – oral and written communication, 批判性思维, 积极倾听, 阅读理解与分析.
Strength in these communication fundamentals places graduates of 澳门新濠娱乐开户’s 英语(文学学士)-文学研究 program at the top of employers’ wish lists, assuring them success and flexibility in a wide variety of careers such as writing, 编辑, 出版, 法律, 教学, 教育行政管理, 新闻, 广播, 市场营销, 广告, 公共关系, 金融服务, 业务, 图书馆情报学, 信息技术, 医学, 政治和其他.
The Literary Studies program offers students a solid, well-rounded liberal arts 教育. 通过帮助学生调查, 培育和整合他们的历史, 哲学, 心理, 政治, 意识形态, 道德, 情感, 精神和审美对世界的反应, the study of literature helps students to become complete and well-rounded individuals. Literary Studies majors engage in analytical and critical readings of literature and develop methods for arguing and supporting a specific point of view, with the guidance of award-winning faculty who are distinguished in their fields. This program is particularly good preparation for 法律, 业务, 出版, 高等教育, 以及其他专业领域.
毕业后
就业: Students who graduate from this program have gone on to work for 维克森林大学, 帕尔格雷夫·麦克米伦出版社, 美国有线电视新闻网, 美林(Merrill Lynch), U.S. 律政司, 宝洁公司, 百事可乐, 奥德赛营销集团, 该健康, 杜克大学医院, 微软, 三菱核能系统和其他公司.
研究生院: Students who chose to continue their 教育 have gone on to earn graduate degrees in 英语, 法律, 教育, 出版, 语言学, 技术和科学交流, 图书馆情报学, 历史, 医学, 传播科学与疾病, 公共管理, 心理学, 社会工作, 神学, 计算机科学, 工商管理和创意写作. They have gone on to graduate 项目 at the following schools:
- 澳门新濠娱乐开户
- UNC-Chapel山
- 埃默里大学
- 芝加哥大学
- 马萨诸塞大学阿姆赫斯特分校
- 杜克大学
- 维克森林大学
- 纽约城市大学研究生中心
- 佛罗里达州立大学
- 俄亥俄迈阿密大学
- 南卡莱罗纳大学
- 牛津大学(英国)
- 约克大学(英国)
- 阿伯里斯特威斯大学(英国)
人
课程
未成年人
这门专业需要辅修. 受欢迎的选择包括:
- 历史
- 哲学
- 外语
- 通信
- TESL /Apply语言学
- 心理学
- 艺术历史
- 全球研究
- 人类学
- 妇女研究
课堂外的参与
英语俱乐部 is a student-run organization that supports camaraderie among 英语 majors through a variety of activities and special events on campus.
西格玛τ δ is an international honor society for 英语 undergraduates.
歌词 是澳门新濠娱乐开户口语诗歌俱乐部吗.
果皮 is an award-winning student-run literary publication that features Appalachian students’ stories, 诗歌, 散文和艺术品.
冷山评论 is Appalachian’s professional literary review published out of the 英语系.
电影俱乐部 is the 英语系’s undergraduate club devoted to film production and appreciation.
APPS协会电影系列 is sponsored by the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS).
可持续发展电影系列 screens films that help viewers better understand the challenges facing human culture and our planet.
酷儿电影系列 seeks to increase campus and community awareness of the histories, 生活, 以及LGBTQI(女同性恋)文化, 同性恋, 双性恋, 变性人, 质疑, 以及双性人.
The Hughlene Bostian Frank 访问ing Writers Series brings eight authors to campus for readings and craft talks throughout the school year.
全球学习
Appalachian is committed to introducing students to different cultures and 教学 them 如何在一个全球化的社会中生活和互动.
入学要求
There are no admission requirements beyond admission to 澳门新濠娱乐开户.
为什么澳门新濠娱乐开户?
- Research shows that 英语 majors who choose to pursue a graduate or professional degree consistently perform at the highest levels on the GMAT, 称MCAT, 法学院入学考试和GRE考试.
- 4000-level literature classes are capped at 18 students, so professors and students work together closely.
- The Hughlene Bostian Frank 访问ing Writers Series 每年带八个作家来澳门新濠娱乐开户.
- Qualifying students can participate in Appalachian’s accelerated master’s program – often called 4+1 – and complete a 英语专业硕士学位 再过一年.
位置
布恩和 胡桃木
职业生涯
Appalachian graduates with 英语 degrees excel wherever employers value cultural literacy and the ability to read carefully, 批判性地思考和有效地写作.
联系人
Dr. 莱昂纳多弗洛
椅子
floresll@85500171.com
828-262-3098