Bachelor of Arts in English
Mission
The BA in English at the Lebanese American University aims at providing students with literary, linguistic, and creative writing competence, preparing them for graduate studies in related fields as well as widening their range of career opportunities.
Program Educational Objectives
Graduates of the program shall be able to:
- Work in field-related careers in Lebanon and abroad.
- Pursue graduate programs in English Studies and other related fields.
- Contribute ethically and productively to their community in pursuit of life-long learning.
Student Outcomes
At the completion of the program, students should be able to:
- Analyze texts from multiple points of view in the context of history, society, culture, and politics.
- Appraise the allusive qualities of texts.
- Evaluate different theories in literature and language
- Interpret a variety of texts from different linguistic perspectives.
- Develop the creative writing skill-set appropriate to a variety of literary genres
- Produce individual scholarly research projects
Curriculum
A total of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:
- Program Core Courses (24 credits)
- Program Elective Courses (24 credits)
- LAS Core Courses (6 credits)
- LAS Elective Courses (25 credits)
- Free Elective Courses (13 credits)
A senior project is required of all students in addition to successful completion of the course of study.
Program Core Courses (24 credits)
- ENG213 Introduction to Language (3 cr.)
- ENG216 Introduction to Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG303 Literary Linguistics (3 cr.)
- ENG354 Theories of Literature & Culture (3 cr.)
- ENG366 Creative Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG372 Comparative & World Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG381 Corpus Linguistics (3 cr.)
- ENG499 Senior Study (3 cr.)
Program Elective Courses (24 credits)
Students must choose 24 credits from the list below: ENG323 Renaissance Drama (3 cr.)
- ENG326 Restoration & Neoclassical Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG336 Romantic & Victorian Poetry (3 cr.)
- ENG342 Modernism & Beyond (3 cr.)
- ENG345 20th Century British Novel (3 cr.)
- ENG346 Contemporary Culture (3 cr.)
- ENG348 Postcolonial Anglophone Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG351 Early American Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG376 Gender in Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG479 Topics in Literature & Culture (3 cr.)
- ENG487 Topics in Drama & Theater (3 cr.)
- ENG281 Language and Change: Past, Present, & Future (3 cr.)
- ENG282 Language & the Media (3 cr.)
- ENG283 Language & Gender (3 cr.)
- ENG308 Semantics & Pragmatics (3 cr.)
- ENG380 Language & the Law (3 cr.)
- ENG480 Discourse & Power (3 cr.)
- ENG488 Topics in English Language (3 cr.)
- ENG301 Food and Travel Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG331 Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG332 Life Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG333 Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG334 Illness Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG335 Playwriting (3 cr.)
- ENG489 Topics in Creative Writing (3 cr.)
LAS Requirements (31 credits)
Free Electives (13 credits)
Sample Study Plan
The following three-year study plan represents only one of many possible study plans, since each course map — at least with regard to the courses in the major — will correspond to the profile of the individual student.
- Program Core Courses (24 credits)
- Program Elective Courses (24 credits)
- LAS Core Courses (6 credits)
- LAS Elective Courses (25 credits)
- Free Electives (13 credits)
Year One
Fall (16 credits)
- ENG202 Advanced Academic English (3 cr.)
- ENG213 Introduction to Language (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- ENG216 Introduction to Literature (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- LAS- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- CSC201 Computer Applications (1 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- COM203 Art of Public Communication (3 cr.)
- ENG366 Creative Writing (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- ENG372 Comparative & World Literature (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- Free Elective (3 cr.)
Year Two
Fall (15 credits)
- ENG303 Literary Linguistics (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- ENG381 Corpus Linguistics (Major Core)(3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- ENG354 Theories of Literature and Culture (Major Core) (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- Free Elective (3 cr.)
Year Three
Fall (15 credits)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- Program Elective (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (16 credits)