English
BA

For the BA, you'll complete at least 36 credit hours in English and communication courses and 120 credits overall. You can follow your interests by choosing between:

• Literature & Criticism option: Develop your analytical skills as you consider literary texts, language, and the creation of meaning. Hone your ability to critically engage literature through oral, written, and web-produced assignments.
• Creative & Professional Writing option: Develop your ability to analyze context and rhetorical problems with awareness of cultural diversity to create and compose effective, well-formulated written communication for specific audiences across multiple modalities. You'll study fiction; nonfiction; poetry; journalism,;digital media production; script, drama, and screenwriting; professional writing; and technical writing.
• Generalist option: A generalist BA in English draws on both the Literature & Criticism and Creative and Professional Writing tracks in the English major. Develop your skills and abilities across English studies, with experiences ranging from critically engage literature to considering how best to write and communicate across genres and for various audiences. Develop a well-rounded perspective and skill set, pulling from across the many facets of the department's areas of expertise. 

Consider a minor to improve your writing, communication, and critical thinking skills: all qualities that employers value highly.

• Communication
• Creative Writing
• Literature & Criticism
• Writing, Rhetoric & Communication

Enrollment in the 3+3 joint degree program with UMass Law offers an accelerated pathway to an undergraduate and law degree, enabling qualifying students to substitute the first year of law school for the final year of their undergraduate program, thereby earning both a bachelor’s degree from UMass Dartmouth and a Juris Doctor from UMass Law in six rather than seven years.