Overview

Key facts

With the benefit of small class sizes, the English program at Goucher College provides individualized instruction and mentoring, with one-on-one advising to help you choose the courses best suited to your ambitions. Additionally, our faculty are active scholars and researchers, with substantial work in their respective disciplines.

What Will You Learn

In reading historical, American, and international literature, you will hone your skills in recognizing recurrent themes, tropes, and images.

It will teach you how to prioritize (which of these patterns matter and why?) and interpret (if this matters to the text, what can be learned from it?).

Unlike other art forms in which your view is from the outside, in literature your eye is the narrative’s "I" and you discover what it is like to see from the perspective of someone else.

Beyond your major, publishing, teaching, law, library science, and other careers draw upon the skills you will gain from critical thinking.

The emphasis on textual analysis is also useful when paired with political or business interests and even medical research; our literary studies Race, Power, and Perspective courses relate to community activism, international development, and humanitarianism; and our specialized work in seeing from other points of view is an asset in any field in which you need to collaborate.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Literature for Everyone

Close Reading, Critical Writing

Early British Literature

Humans & Nature in British Poetry

Literary Theory: Four Ways of Looking at a Text

African American Women Writers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Towson, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application along with:

essay portion of the application

secondary school transcript

secondary school report with a letter of recommendation from your school counselor or advisor

academic teacher recommendation (math, science, language or social studies)

International Student - Declaration of Finances (ISDoF) required. The ISDoF must show at least $30,000 USD per year in expected support for educational expenses

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

53100 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 53100 USD per year during 48 months.
National

53100 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 53100 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

53100 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 53100 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Towson

1797 - 3043 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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