Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in English (Writing and Rhetoric Concentration) | Texas State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionInstructingWritingSpeakingLearning StrategiesActive ListeningActive LearningCritical Thinking

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingCommunications and MediaHistory and ArcheologyPhilosophy and Theology

Abilities

Written ComprehensionOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem SensitivitySpeech Recognition

Tasks

Teach writing or communication classes.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

Technology

Document management softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareVideo creation and editing softwareInternet browser softwareComputer based training software

Tools

Audio amplification speakersCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital camcordersDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllers

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsIndependenceRecognitionSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium25-1123.00	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	title_inference	$78,270 median$154,800 top	+0%	0

Program Pathways

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Full-scope undergraduate and graduate writing and literature curricula — design, teach, and continuously improve autonomously across multiple course levels and formats.
Complex student writing including thesis-length and seminar papers — assess with expert critical judgment, providing detailed evaluative feedback that advances disciplinary thinking.
Non-routine pedagogical challenges such as student writing crises or contested textual interpretations — address independently by drawing on deep knowledge of English language, rhetoric, and literary theory.
Graduate seminars on specialized topics such as philosophy of language, cultural theory, or media translation — prepare and deliver with full scholarly authority and adaptive discussion leadership.
Curriculum review and course content revision cycles — lead at the program level, applying inductive and deductive reasoning to align offerings with institutional and disciplinary standards.
Undergraduate and graduate record-keeping, assessment integrity, and grade appeals — manage with sound judgment and decision-making within institutional governance frameworks.
Interdisciplinary course materials drawing on history, sociology, philosophy, and fine arts — develop and integrate to enrich students' critical and contextual understanding of literary texts.
Mentoring relationships with students writing honors theses, capstone projects, or graduate dissertations — sustain with empathy and structured scholarly guidance across multi-semester engagements.
Research-informed instructional methods including active learning and collaborative inquiry — implement and refine autonomously to address diverse learner needs in postsecondary English courses.
Complex problem-solving in instructional design — apply when resolving alignment gaps between course outcomes, accreditation standards, and student competency development in English and communications.

Course Pathway

49 courses in this program

149 courses

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

ENG 1310College Writing I

3 cr

ENG 1320College Writing II

3 cr

US 1100University Seminar

1 cr

ENG 3301Critical Approaches for English Majors

3 cr

ENG 1321Writing for Sustainable Change

3 cr

ENG 3303Technical Writing

3 cr

ENG 3318Approaches to Writing and Rhetoric

3 cr

ENG 3353British Poetry and Prose of the Sixteenth Century

3 cr

ENG 3354Shakespeare

3 cr

ENG 3356British Poetry and Prose of the Seventeenth Century

3 cr

ENG 3357British Literature, 1688-1750

3 cr

ENG 3359British Literature, 1750-1800

3 cr

ENG 3392Women Writers of the Middle Ages

3 cr

ENG 4334US Romanticism

3 cr

ENG 4351Chaucer and His Time

3 cr

ENG 4355The Later Shakespeare

3 cr

ENG 4358Milton

3 cr

ENG 4343Approaches to a British Author

3 cr

ENG 4344Approaches to a US Author

3 cr

ENG 4345Approaches to a Global Author

3 cr

ENG 3351Early Medieval Literature of the British Isles

3 cr

ENG 2310British Literature before 1785

3 cr

ENG 2320British Literature since 1785

3 cr

ENG 3352Medieval English Literature

3 cr

ENG 2330World Literature before 1600

3 cr

ENG 2340World Literature since 1600

3 cr

ENG 2359US Literature before 1865

3 cr

ENG 2360US Literature since 1865

3 cr

ENG 2371U.S. Literature: Writing Identities

3 cr

ENG 3362The British Romantics

3 cr

ENG 3365Victorian Literature and Culture

3 cr

ENG 3368The British Novel

3 cr

ENG 3370Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century British Literature

3 cr

ENG 3304Document Design

3 cr

ENG 3305Life Writing

3 cr

ENG 3311Practices in Writing and Rhetoric

3 cr

ENG 3342Editing

3 cr

ENG 3331Black Literature

3 cr

ENG 3333Early US Literature

3 cr

ENG 3335US Literature, 1865-1945

3 cr

ENG 3336US Literature, 1945 to the Present

3 cr

ENG 3338The American Novel

3 cr

ENG 3327Early Global Drama in English

3 cr

ENG 3344Chicana/o/x Narrative and Social History

3 cr

ENG 3345Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region

3 cr

ENG 3350Global Medieval Literature

3 cr

ENG 3346Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region

3 cr

ENG 3347American Poetry

3 cr

ENG 4325Literature of the Southwest

3 cr

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