English

Bachelor of Arts
Explore the power of the word through traditional and cutting-edge genres — from Milton to Maya Angelou, from playwriting to poetry, pop fiction to podcasts.

You’ll gain an intensive background in literature and cultural analysis that’s rooted in a broader liberal arts tradition, to understand literature across disciplines and examine its historical and cultural significance. You can choose to double major in elementary or adolescent education to pursue New York State Teacher Certification in English.

Course curriculum • Student outcomes • Cost of attendance

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Benefit from small class sizes, discussion-based learning, and accessible professors

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All full-time faculty members hold the highest degrees in their fields and bring diverse expertise

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Add a minor in communication & media, digital media & design, legal studies, or other areas of interest

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Intern at a radio station, art gallery, media organization, nonprofit, government office, or large or small business

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Career Paths

  • Media and communications professional
  • Advertiser/marketer
  • Editor, writer, publisher
  • Technical/corporate writer
  • Journalist, columnist, commentator
  • Social media professional
  • Teacher
  • Research assistant
  • Librarian
Internships
  • Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester
  • Disney College Program, Orlando, FL
  • Afterimage, Rochester, NY
  • Student teaching opportunities abroad
Graduate Schools
  • Brandeis University
  • Emerson College
  • Case Western University
  • Teachers College, Columbia University
  • University of Rochester

99%

of new Nazareth grads are employed or in grad school within six months of graduation

1,631

high-impact experiential learning experiences completed by the undergraduate class of 2024

$4,000

Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »

Become an English Teacher

Some students enrolled in the English major choose to pursue New York State Teacher Certification in English at either the elementary or adolescent level. Nazareth English education students study literature and composition in-depth, while pursuing additional course work in current educational methodology. Our English education graduates are well-rounded and have the exceptional skills, creativity, and flexibility required to face the challenges of the classroom in the 21st century.

Program Director
Ashley Manchester, English literature major, B.A. degree program alum, Nazareth College Rochester NY

Alumni Spotlight

Ashley Manchester '11, Ph.D. candidate, University of Florida; M.A., Brandeis University; founding editor of the comics-as-scholarship journal, Sequentials; managing editor of the academic journal ImageTexT.

“Obtaining my bachelor’s degree in English from Nazareth helped prepare me for my future both academically and personally. The wide range of knowledge I learned in the classroom was taught by professors who inspired me to apply that knowledge in all aspects of my life.”