Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [English - Liberal Arts] From University of West Florida

The B.A. in English prepares students to be a part of an increasingly diverse population of critically trained readers and writers to be leaders in both the business and academic worlds. As the core of a liberal arts education, the study of language and literature fosters critical thinking, free inquiry, creativity, and clear and candid communication. In addition to its primary benefits to the life of the mind, the English major offers practical preparation for professional careers in teaching, professional writing, law, medicine, business, editing, religious affairs, the nonprofit sector, and all levels of government service. The study of literature includes contemporary texts as well as all the historical periods of British and American literature. The study of writing allows students not only to work in the familiar genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and the essay, but also to study the editorial and publishing process.?