Computer Science - Burlington County College

English
Option to Liberal Arts, (AA.ENG)
The English major option provides students with a Liberal
Arts concentration aimed at developing excellent reading
and writing skills. Students develop the ability to analyze
text, collect and organize research data, and write clearly
and effectively. In addition, the program emphasizes critical
reading and writing skills required in a variety of career
fields including law, medicine, teaching, communications,
business, and industry.
Graduates of this program should be able to:
Demonstrate the importance of using sensitive
and precise language;
Write for different audiences and purposes;
Develop strategies for generating ideas and organizing
thoughts;
Analyze the effectiveness of their own academic
and professional writing;
Utilize the writing process to develop and argue a
thesis supported in coherent paragraphs;
Critically and thoughtfully read select texts that
comment on human experience;
Use various critical perspectives to analyze fiction,
poetry and drams;
Relate the cultural, historical, and social significance
of texts ranging from ancient to contemporary
world literature;
Transfer to a four-year institution in an English
or related liberal arts program.
Students planning to transfer after graduation should
consult the catalog of the college where they intend to
complete their studies.
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General Education Courses † Credits
Written & Oral Communications 9
Mathematics 3
Natural Science 7-8
Technology 3
Social Science
Arts & Humanities
6
(6 credits in a foreign language recommended) 9
History 6
Diversity 3
Total 46-47
† See General Education Requirements on page 40.
Program Courses Credits
LIT 207 English Literature I 3
LIT 208 English Literature II 3
LIT 209 American Literature I 3
LIT 210 American Literature II 3
Total 12
Electives (LIT courses recommended) 6
Total Required for Degree 64
95