Program Description
The Music and English Language and Literature combined program is offered jointly through the School of Creative Arts and the Department of English Language and Literature to provide students with the opportunities to pursue studies in both areas. This is a flexible program that will allow students to pursue the rigorous, academic study of a wide variety of musical genres with the option of including a hands-on studio experience with classical or contemporary music.
The BA in Music is designed for those captivated by music and its role in social and cultural life. With its focus on academic study and the development of creative and critical-thinking skills, this four-year program provides excellent preparation for careers and graduate studies in music theory or music history and a range of careers in areas outside of music.
Writing is central to all English courses. Students will discover the power of language and develop their own skills of research, analysis, organization, and expression. Students will learn to read perceptively, opening their mind to other viewpoints and experiences. In their courses from first year on, they will work closely with some of the world’s leading scholars in areas such as gender studies, modern British literature, Gothic studies, American literature, Renaissance studies, and composition pedagogy.
Opportunities for effective readers and communicators abound. English is an excellent “passport degree” given the foundation it provides for careers in education, law, politics, publishing, communications, journalism,management, public relations, advertising, library science, and writing, from technical to creative.
