Description

BA in English

In the BA in English program from Webster University Athens, students engage not only with the aesthetics dimensions of literature, but also with the values, views and dynamics of a given and historical context. In this major, you’ll choose from courses on a range of literatures written in English as well as literature in translation from all eras.

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Duration

4 years

Starting Date

Anytime

Tuition Fee

€5,400 per semester

Location

Athens, Greece

About the program

Many of these courses will span cultures, time periods, and aesthetic approaches to explore particular themes or genres such as “The History of the Novel,” “Oppression and Resistance,” “Human-Animal Transformations,” and “Myth and Classical Literature.” You’ll also have the chance to study literary criticism and theory, linguistics, and film adaptations of literary texts, and to take seminars on authors like Jane Austen and Toni Morrison.

When you pursue an English major at Webster University Athens, you’ll join a close-knit group of readers and writers who appreciate the power and beauty of literature. Your classes and writing workshops will be small and dynamic to foster discussion and interaction. You’ll be part of a lively literary community, and along the way, you’ll develop the critical reading, thinking and communication skills required for success in any professional role.

Outcomes

Apply knowledge of historical, cultural and generic contexts in order to analyze the canonical works and major periods of American and British literature as well as some lesser-known works within and outside that canon (including global literature).
Compose thesis-driven, textually-supported literary analyses that apply the conventions of literary study, including close reading and MLA style.
Identify and evaluate appropriate research sources, incorporate those sources into well-documented writing and formulate their own arguments based at least in part on those sources.