English Webster University Athens

Overview

Many of these courses will span cultures, time periods, and aesthetic approaches to explore particular themes or genres such as "The History of the Novel," "Oppression and Resistance," "Human-Animal Transformations," and "Myth and Classical Literature." You'll also have the chance to study literary criticism and theory, linguistics, and film adaptations of literary texts, and to take seminars on authors like Jane Austen and Toni Morrison.

Key facts

• When you pursue an English major at  Webster University Athens , you'll join a close-knit group of readers and writers who appreciate the power and beauty of literature. Your classes and writing workshops will be small and dynamic to foster discussion and interaction. You’ll be part of a lively literary community, and along the way, you'll develop the critical reading, thinking and communication skills required for success in any professional role.
• Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of historical, cultural and generic contexts in order to analyze the canonical works and major periods of American and British literature as well as some lesser-known works within and outside that canon (including global literature).
• Compose thesis-driven, textually-supported literary analyses that apply the conventions of literary study, including close reading and MLA style.
• Identify and evaluate appropriate research sources, incorporate those sources into well-documented writing and formulate their own arguments based at least in part on those sources.