Applied English Bachelor's Degree Program
What is a bachelor’s degree in Applied English at UNT Dallas?
The Applied English major at UNT Dallas offers an innovative program that develops students as writers and critical thinkers about language and communication, all while focusing on specific marketable skills that will serve them for future employment or graduate school. The program blends the study of writing, rhetoric, literature, linguistics, and new media, and is designed to be interdisciplinary, using insights from various academic fields to provide foundational knowledge and skills.
Applied English majors will not only graduate with practical, career-ready, skills but with a complex understanding of ways in which writing, language, and communication affects individuals, communities, institutions, and society as a whole.
What career opportunities are available with an Applied English degree?
The value of an undergraduate Applied English degree in the job market is considerable. Applied English majors find jobs in
- Law
- Writer/Author/Editor
- Communications
- Teacher/Professor
- Translator
- Speech Pathologist
- Linguist
Online and evening classes are available, and classes are offered year-round. Popular courses in the Applied English program include:
- New Media Writing
- Discourse Analysis of E-Languages
- Creative Writing
- Rhetoric of Race/Racism
- Hip Hop Rhetoric
- African American Literature
- Mexican American Autobiography
What marketable skills will I learn?
Writing and Editing
Students will become stronger academic writers in the areas of grammar, organization, style, argumentation, research, and citation. They will also become stronger technical, business, and new media writers with specific skills in developing and writing short essays, research papers, blog essays, business letters, business proposals, and research prospectuses.
Presentation Skills
Students will develop as presenters. They will learn how to verbally communicate information effectively, create visual presentation using PowerPoint and Prezi, and create supplemental documents.
Multi-media Communication
Students will engage with technology to create blogs, podcasts, websites, social media, and e-portfolios.
Metacognition About Language
Students will develop as complex thinkers about writing, language, and communication, and connect rhetorical thinking to complex social issues in various fields.