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Nov 30, 2024
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Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
General Studies: English, AA
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No. of Credits: 60
Contact: D. Robinson, Interim Chair, Languages and Literature Division
This program option** is designed for part and full-time students with an academic and/or professional degree in English. Students who complete this option of the General Studies degree can complete their BA in English at the University of Maryland University College.
The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 45.
Career Opportunities:
editor, copy editor, English teacher, mass media writer, public relations specialist
Transfer Options:
A complete list of all transfer opportunities can be found on the Transfer Services page
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will…
- Generate complex literary topics with a rhetorical purpose
- Apply the grammar and mechanics of standard written English with complex syntax and college-level diction
- Argue a reasonable position on a subject of literature or film
- Analyze and apply correctly documented credible sources and evidence
- Demonstrate an understanding of the essential role of the human experience in literature or film
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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:
The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning. Social sciences (3 credits)
Acceptable: Biological/physical sciences (4 credits)
Acceptable:
Note:
Four credits must include a lecture with a corresponding lab. Communication (3 credits)
Acceptable:
Arts/humanities (3 credits)
Acceptable:
- See Gen Ed Listing, except ENG
Biological/physical sciences (3 credits)
Acceptable:
Interdisciplinary/emerging issues (3 credits)
Acceptable:
Mathematics (3 credits)
Acceptable:
English (3 credits)
Acceptable: English literature elective (3 credits)
Acceptable:
Social/behavioral sciences (3 credits)
Acceptable:
- See Gen Ed Listing, except SOC
Elective (6 credits)
- Take six credits from any courses numbered 1001 and above, except MTH 1040
English literature elective (6 credits)
Acceptable:
- See English literature electives course listing above
Elective (8 credits)
- Take eight credits from any courses numbered 1001 and above, except MTH 1040
Notes:
* Courses requiring a prerequisite
** Program option
*** special criteria for required general education courses
**** Pending MHEC approval |
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