BA English

Written by Administrator | 01 June 2009

PROGRAM PROFILE

The BA English program trains students to become critical and creative thinkers who are skilled not just in the production of creative works but also in the practice of the English language in the global setting.

BA English graduates now work as lawyers, BPO specialists, medical transcribers, information officers, PR writers, copywriters, teachers, scriptwriters, technical writers, journalists, marketing communication specialists, and author or editors of books and magazines.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

■ Marketing Communication Specialist
■ Medical Transcriber
■ Blurbologist
■ Editor / Copy Editor
■ Copywriter / Content Writer
■ Researcher
■ English Instructor
■ Freelance Writer
■ PR Writer
■ Information Officer
■ Novelist
■ Children’s Books Writer
■ Technical Writer
■ Scriptwriter
■ Lifestyle / Feature Writer
■ Customer Service Representative

COURSE PROSPECTUS

SUBJECTS

CORE SUBJECTS

FOREIGN LANGUAGE I,II, III, IV
Critical Approach to Literature I and II
Survey of English Literature I and II
Survey of American Literatue I and II
Introduction to Shakespeare
Introduction to Creative Writing
8Study of the English Language
The Literature of the Philipines in English I and II
Literary Translation
Philippine Regional Literature in English Translation

LEGISLATED COURSES
PI 100, Life and Works of Jose Rizal

REVISED GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

AH1, Dimensions of Identity: Understanding Ourselves Through Reading and Writing
AH2, Exploring Ideas Through Academic Writing
AH 3, Effective Speech Communication
AH 4, Adventures in Fiction, Poetry & Drama
AH 5, Art and Society
AH 6, Visual Communication and Society
AH 7, Significant Themes in Literature and Films
SSP 1, Philippine History
SSP 2, Asia & The World
SSP 3, Foundations of Behavioral Science
SSP 4, Social, Economic & Political Thought
SSP 5, Philosophical Analysis
SSP 6, Wika at Pagka-Pilipino
SSP 7, The Hitchiker’s Guide to Mindanao
MST 1, Foundation of Natural Sciences I
MST 2, Foundation of Natural Sciences II
MST 3, Mathematics for General Education
MST 4, Science, Technology and Society
MST 5, Biotechnology and Society
MST 6, Biodiversity Challenge

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