University of Dubuque English Program

The English Department helps students develop a mastery of the English language and an understanding of the aesthetic and moral value of literature. The mission of the English Department is to provide students at the University of Dubuque writing and reading competencies, critical and analytical thinking skills, and literature-based insights and examination of values.

Objectives:
The English Department's objectives are that students will:

· Know English grammar and use it effectively;
· Write prose that is structurally and logically coherent;
· Communicate in a rhetorically effective manner;
· Read varied texts with a high level of comprehension;
· Develop and demonstrate skills in critical and analytical thinking;
· Develop and demonstrate an understanding of literature's aesthetic value;
· Use literature to gain insight into the human condition.

Graduates with an English major may find careers in education (certification required), technical writing, publishing, or journalism; continue their study at the graduate level in English, communications specialties, library or information science, or law; or seek out positions not directly related to the field of English, but which utilize many of the skills fostered by the English curriculum. For students who intend careers in administration, government, law, education and consumer public-contact roles, a background in English is particularly helpful.

For all students, the study of communication and literature provides insights into the human condition-- past, present, and future. Furthermore, such study develops analytical thinking and writing skills along with creativity and aesthetic sensibility, all of which are necessary in professional and personal life. Many students choose to combine an English major with another major


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