BA in English University of Missouri - St. Louis

UMSL Cyber Start Grant for Fall 2020 - Under this scheme, F1 international students who are unable to report to campus this fall due to COVID19 are able to pay a reduced rate of tuition. • This will only be for the Fall 2020 semester as the students should be on campus in Spring 2021 paying regular rates. • Any UMSL Global scholarship awarded for Fall 2020 would be deferred until Spring 2021. • Students must be enrolled in a degree program conducive to online learning.

Engaging with and changing the world starts with reading and writing your way through it. The Department of English offers classroom, research, internship, and creative opportunities that will help you critically approach and insightfully analyze the diverse texts and situations you encounter every day. From reading and discussing important literary works, to impressing people with your outstanding writing, to becoming a more critical consumer and composer of digital media, the English BA positions you to advocate for awareness and change in both professional and public spheres. English majors love words, and our department offers insight into wielding their power and using them for the greater good.

Learning Outcomes

• English BA Graduates Will Be Strong Writers, Compose Ideas with Clarity and Utilize Effective Writing Processes. They Will:
• Experiment with and enact various textual and discursive forms
• Integrate audience expectations and/or needs into texts they create
• Challenge audience expectations when appropriate
• Construct purposeful texts
  • (i.e. texts may include but are not limited to: literature, rhetoric, language, film, music, and other media/interactions)
• Practice revision processes, with complexity and concision complementing each other
• Make use of grammatically and mechanically correct prose when the rhetorical situation requires it
• Adapt and experiment with grammatical and mechanical conventions when the rhetorical situation requires it