English Literature

Overview

Ambrose University Undergraduate Viewbook
By studying English at Ambrose, you’ll not only become familiar with major authors, eras, movements, and literary theories, you’ll also learn to think and write with clarity and confidence. In our liberal arts setting, you’ll complement your literary studies with courses in history, philosophy, psychology, and more. You’ll develop your critical and analytical skills and build confidence in your own ideas as you discuss literary works and theories in small, seminar-style classes. Learn from experienced teachers and researchers and connect with them and your classmates as you grow personally and academically.

So here's the deal:

Take five courses per semester for four years, and you'll complete your English Literature degree
[courses are worth 3 credits and 3 x 5 x 2 x 4 = 120 credits].

A three-year [90 credit] version of this degree is also available.

Your Future

This is your career

Where can a BA in English Literature take you? Anywhere. You acquire career skills for fields like editing, technical writing, journalism and public relations.

This is where you can go

Here's a sampling of the jobs our alumni have landed with this degree or entered through further studies:

  • Copywriter
  • Technical writer
  • Editor
  • Novelist
  • Lawyer
  • Professor

90%

of grads have degree-related occupations

Beyond the Classroom

Travel to England, Wales, and Scotland on our Literary Landscapes tour. From London to Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain to the Lake District, you connect with literary figures such as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and the Brontes.
Travel with English

Staff and Faculty

Name Position Location Email Phone
Rita_D Rita Dirks, PhD Associate Professor of English Literature L2067 rdirks@ambrose.edu -
Jonathan Goossen, PhD Associate Professor of English L2062 jgoossen@ambrose.edu -
Darren Dyck English Program Darren Dyck, PhD Assistant Professor of English L2062 darren.dyck@ambrose.edu -