English - Northern Illinois University

English from Northern Illinois University is a Campus Bachelor English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Department of English offers a major leading to the B.A. degree . English majors are required to take courses in several areas but are encouraged to explore the range of literary and linguistic study and allowed to proportion their work as they and their department advisers find appropriate through course selection within groups. Because of the number of courses available and the variety of professional opportunities related to the English major, students are encouraged to plan their curricula in consultation with the department adviser for majors. The department offers a minor in English and participates with the Department of Communication in offering a minor in applied communication and with the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in offering a minor in comparative literature. The department also participates in the interdisciplinary minors in black studies, classical studies, Latino/Latin American studies, linguistics, and women?s studies. The department offers internship opportunities in writing, editing, and training. Students may receive credit and, in some cases, payment for these internships. Interested students should consult the department coordinator of internships. The department offers an honors program for its majors and regularly offers courses for the University Honors Program. Several English courses can be used by non-majors toward fulfilling the humanities and the arts area requirement in the university?s general education program. The department also offers several courses in composition beyond the required freshman English courses for both majors and non-majors. View more details on Northern Illinois University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.