Senior Seminar: Professionalization and Public Life

Catalog description

This capstone course offers methods for students to identify, highlight, and present transferrable skills and proficiencies gleaned while completing the English major. By connecting major-specific skills to the larger demands of contemporary workplaces and civic life, this class enables students to consider their post-college goals in relation to broader questions about the position of the humanities in 21st century society. Students will analyze the relevance of the English major for contemporary society, in terms of both professional development and civic engagement; they will also articulate how their studies have prepared them to be successful and productive citizens. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 320 and senior status, or permission of the instructor Corequisite(s): None