Overview

The English Major at University of North Carolina Greensboro provides a flexible program. Students who major in English participate in increasingly intensified study of language and literature that includes English, American, and foreign literature in translation. Upon graduation, English majors are well qualified to enter nearly all fields that do not require previous technical and professional training.

Program Learning Outcomes

Enter professions including teaching, writing and editing, journalism, law, social work, business, communications, advertising, the ministry, and library science.
Pursue graduate study in law at institutions including Elon University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in literature at institutions including The University of Texas and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Major British Authors: Medieval to Neoclassical

Transcultural Literatures: Medieval to Enlightenment

Major American Authors: Colonial to Romantic

Major British Authors: Romantic to Modern

Transcultural Literatures: Romantic to Postmodern

Major American Authors: Realist to Modern

English Women Writers before 1800

Dante in English

Chaucer

English Literature to 1500

The Sixteenth Century 1500–1610

The Seventeenth Century

Topics in Pre-1800 Literature

The Eighteenth Century

Early American Literature

English Drama to 1800

Pre-1800 Literature Senior Seminar

Old English

Middle English Literature

Milton

Eighteenth-Century British Writers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Greensboro, United States

Disciplines

Language Studies View 2856 other Bachelors in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Completed International Admissions Application

A nonrefundable application fee of $65 USD

Essay/statement of purpose (optional but strongly encouraged)

Official English language proficiency score report

Official transcripts from each college/university attended

Official secondary education / high school transcripts or GED certificate, in English

For freshman applicants or transfer applicants with less than 24 credit hours, or where necessary

Copy of valid passport (photo/signature page only)

Copy of valid F1 visa (photo/signature page only) – for transfer-in students coming from a U.S. institution only, or, copy of valid other visa types (ex: H4, E2, L2)

Student insurance

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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

21396 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10698 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

21396 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10698 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

4422 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2211 USD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Greensboro

1001 - 1540 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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