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The best writing, says E. M. Forster, exists to “wake us up,” to stimulate, inform, move, provoke us—even transform our worldviews. As a major, you will hone critical thinking skills by analyzing literary texts, films, periodicals, arguments, and new media while also learning to produce your own best writing.
- Encounter some of the most exciting fiction, essays, poems, and dramas produced in English and translation, past and present, by diverse cultures and authors
- Engage in interdisciplinary studies, since literature intersects with historical developments, the visual arts, popular culture, philosophy, science, politics, and publishing practices
- Strengthen your writing skills through advanced work in rhetoric, personal essays, professional writing, and creative writing
- Intern with publishing houses and local businesses
- Prepare for a variety of careers by mastering close reading and sensitivity to nuanced language, argument and persuasion, cultural analysis, and familiarity with a variety of literatures
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| The English program includes courses like: | | Fr | Freshman Seminar
Intro to Creative Writing
Intro to Poetry
Intro to Multimodal Writing |
| So | Major British Authors
The American Dream
Women in Literature and Culture
Introduction to Shakespeare
Cyberliteracy |
| Jr | Early American Literature
Technical Writing and Document Design
Jane Austen and Film
Creative Writing: Fiction
African-American Literature: Travail and Triumph
Literary Criticism |
| Sr | King Arthur in Literature and Legend
Modern Indian Literature
Oscar Wilde: The Wilde Years
Modern American Jewish Literature
Propaganda Analysis and Persuasion
Women Poets and Poetic Tradition |
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| An English major can lead to careers in teaching, creative and technical writing, publishing, journalism, public relations, business, software industry, and politics. Past TCU English majors have also attended law school (Harvard, University of Texas, SMU, Baylor), medical school (Vanderbilt), graduate school (Boston College, Indiana University, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin), and seminary (Princeton, TCU). |
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