Bachelor of Arts, Historical & Literary Studies Four-Year Plan
Program Description
Students in the B.A. in Historical & Literary Studies hone the skills needed to interpret pressing political, social, and cultural issues of the past and present, such as global health and disease, social relations, and problems of racial prejudice and intolerance through the lens of one of our three discipline tracks: English, History, or Writing. In each track, students will engage with the foundational literature, research methods, and professional standards of their discipline through innovative course work and experiential learning opportunities, such as local and international internships, editorial experience, and publishing. Upon graduation, our students will have acquired a broad, college-level base of knowledge and skills for directly entering the workplace, and for providing a basis for graduate study in law, business, or other professions related to their selected track.
Program Objectives
Knowledge of Texts in Context
Graduates will demonstrate their A) cultural, B) historical and C) literary intersectional textual familiarity.
Performance of Analytic Methods
Graduates will apply interpretive skills in historical and literary texts from a variety of schools of thought regarding the purposes, practices, approaches, sources, and methods of research.
Writing and Communication
Graduates will curate written and spoken collections that A) respond to rhetorical situations, B) demonstrate academic research processes, C) illustrate clear and stylistic prose, and D) support ethical and empathetic discourse.
Faith Integration
Graduates will appraise how their faith is enmeshed with the discipline of language, culture, history, and literary studies in A) classroom and B) experiential learning environments.
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