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Overview The English program of Framingham State University offers you a deeper understanding of the world through the study of literature, language, and writing. The strong reading, critical thinking, writing, and speaking skills you will develop will prepare you for any career you wish to pursue after college. English majors go on to graduate school as well as rewarding careers in publishing, editing, teaching, technical writing, journalism, public relations, business, social media, law, and library science.The English Department offers courses in British, American, European, and nonwestern literature as well as small seminar classes on authors including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Langston Hughes, Virginia Woolf, and Salman Rushdie. You can choose from a diverse range of courses, including Postcolonial Literature, Modern British and American Poetry, African American Literature, British Fiction Since 1945, Film and the Environment, History of Children’s Literature, Business Writing, Writing for Online and Social Media, and Writing Poetry. Classes are discussion-based, and professors value the warm relationships they develop with you.How does the FSU English major prepare you for a job?In Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success (2015), Hart Research Associates reported on the results of a survey designed to learn “which learning outcomes employers believe are most important to be able to succeed in today’s economy.” The survey of 400 employers found a high percentage identified the following abilities to be essential:The ability to effectively communicate orally (85%)The ability to effectively communicate in writing (82%)The ability to work effectively with others in teams (83%)Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills (81%)The ability to analyze and solve complex problems (70%)The ability to locate, organize, and evaluate information from multiple sources (68%)The ability to innovate and be creative (65%)These are exactly the abilities and skills you will learn as an English major, and before you graduate, you can apply them in an internship, which will allow you to acquire real-world work experience. I want to find another Bachelor Course

The English program of Framingham State University is an extensive program of poetry, prose, drama, film, linguistics, writing, and journalism for majors and non-majors alike.

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IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 79

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1Application for Undergraduate AdmissionApplication Fee – $50Official High School and/or College/University Transcripts or National Exam ScoresOfficial Course-by-Course Evaluation of High School and College/University Transcript(s) by one of the following providers: The Center for Educational Documentation (CED), World Education Services (WES), International Education Evaluations (IEE), SpanTran - The Evaluation CompanyTOEFL or IELTS Score Report if education was in a language other than English

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