English
The Bachelor of Arts in English is a liberal arts program designed to deepen your understanding and appreciation of literature. Within a curriculum that blends the humanities, arts, and sciences, you explore literary works in the context of cultural history and traditions. In the process, you develop skills related to analysis, collaboration, critical reasoning, and written and oral communication – abilities many employers prefer to specific preparation.
As a UMA student, you will enjoy vibrant discussion, personal attention, and close working relationships with the English faculty, a small community of scholars and writers dedicated to teaching. Special areas of study include British and American literature, Maine writers, women’s studies, Shakespeare, and creative and technical writing.
Why Study Literature and Language?
The skills you gain provide a superb foundation for graduate study or professional careers in teaching, journalism, publishing, and professional writing, as well as administration, business, government, and social services.
About English at UMA
- Meet the Faculty
- English Programs
- English Courses
- Current checksheet for the B.A. in English (PDF file)
Program Activities
- Fall Bacchanal
- Spring Fling lecture series (TBA)
- Poetry at UMA
- Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival: www.uma.edu/plunkett/
- Academy of American Poets: www.poets.org
- Poetry Daily: www.poems.com
- Poetry 180: www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180list.html
- Poetry Archive: www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do
Writing Resources
- UCB Writing Center
- UMA Writing Tutor - writingtutor@maine.edu
- Citation, plagiarism, great exercises, etc: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
- English paper writing guidelines: http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/engl/writeguides.html
- APA http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ow/resource/560/01
- MLA http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ow/resource/557/01
- Documentation for the Humanities: http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/html
- Library of Congress : http://www.loc.gov/index.html
- Proofreading help: www.umn.edu/tww/grammar/proof_strategies.pdf
- Setting up research papers using Word 2007 tools: http://cis.uma.edu/Research%20Paper%20Phobia.pdf
Subject Area Resources on Line
- American Literatures and American Studies: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/index.html
- British Literature: http://library.com.edu/Find_Internet/English/British_Literature.htm
- Luminaria: Anthology of English Literature: www.luminaria.org.lumina.htm
- Comparative Literature: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/comp_lit/sources.html
- Holocaust literature: http://library.syr.edu/research/internet/english/holocaust.html
- Humanities Research Web: http://vos.ucsb.edu/
- LGBT Studies: http://library.syr.edu/research/internet/lgbt/
- Medieval studies: Labyrinth: www.labyrinth.georgetown.edu. www.netserf.org
- Renaissance, the Elizabethan World: www.elizabethan.org
- Shakespeare: www.shaksper.net/archives/files/internet.sites.html
- Women's Studies library guide at UMA: http://umalibeguides.uma.edu/womensstudies
- Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers and Artists of Color: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/
Beyond the English Degree
- Thinking about Graduate School? http://www.washjeff.edu/users/ltroost/GradSchool.html
- Schools' ranking: http://www.english.ucsb.edu/undergrad/aftermajor/gradrankings.asp
- Interview Tips: http://www.khurmis.com/Interview%20Tips.htm
- Resume, Cover Letter, Interview Tips: http://louisville.edu/hr/employment/applicants/tips.html
- Consider the Peace Corp: Serve the U.S. in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries: http://www.peacecorps.gov/