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Jul 31, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
English: Film, Drama, and Cultural Studies Concentration, BA
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In small, discussion-based classes led by a faculty of accomplished scholars and writers, Saint Mary’s English majors study the rich and diverse literature of the English-speaking cultures of the world.
Learning Outcomes
When students have completed a program of study in English, they should be able to:
- SITUATE texts in their broad historical, cultural, and/or literary context. This serves as an indicator of informed, active reading.
- APPLY appropriate methods of inquiry, theoretical approaches, and/or interpretive strategies when analyzing texts.
- COMPOSE effective writing to strategically meet specific goals, audiences, and/or situations (academic, professional, social, public, artistic).
- COMPOSE clear writing that synthesizes scholarly perspectives with analysis and reasoning in order to make an extended argument.
- EVALUATE how texts reflect, reinforce, and/or challenge notions of diversity and difference, applying critical frameworks to their assessments.
Coursework will include the following specific requirements:
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Foundations
Students are required to complete ENGL 100 and 200 as foundational courses. Literature before 1800
Students will complete one course in Literature before 1800. Such courses include: Critical and Literary Theory
Students will complete one course in Critical and Literary Theory. ENGL 383 or ENGL 385 may count toward either the Critical and Literary Theory requirement or the Film, Drama, and Cultural Studies requirements, but not both. Arts of Writing
Students will complete one course in Arts of Writing. Such courses include: Film, Drama, and Cultural Studies
Students will complete three courses in Film, Drama, and Cultural Studies. Such courses include: Capstone
Students will complete a Capstone project in English. Topics in Literary Studies
Students will take two additional English courses, which must be at least 3 units each. |
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