B.A. in English

The English Major cultivates a critical understanding of the human experience across time, place, and cultures. It develops skills for research, analysis, and communication that enable graduates to engage the world in which they serve in thoughtful, constructive, and creative ways. Graduates may pursue a variety of career paths in fields such as education, writing, editing, publishing, public relations, and communications.

All students in the English Major take the Open Concentration, which affords them the opportunity to choose classes from a range of literature and writing courses.

Students who would like to teach at the high school level can earn the one-year Master of Arts in Teaching after completing their undergraduate work, leading to full licensure as a teacher with an undergraduate and a master’s degree from Johnson in just five years.

All four-year Johnson students complete two majors: one in Bible and Theology and one in their chosen field, such as English. Transfer students with substantial prior coursework may complete a reduced set of Bible and Theology requirements instead of the major. Learn more about the Bible and Theology curriculum here.