Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Arts
New for Fall 2007!

Step Ahead with BAECA
--a traditional English Degree with a cutting edge

Turn your passion into a career!  Do you enjoy fiction, poetry, essays? Do you write creatively?  Do you like public-speaking, team-oriented projects, and working with technology?  If you have been told that you can’t create your future with an English degree—Think again!

BAECA concentrates on much more than literature:

BAECA majors take courses in creative writing, technical writing, presentation media, speech, collaborative communication, and interpersonal, non-verbal communication. The foreign language requirement provides diversity, and, in addition to the breadth of education that students receive from the LTU core curriculum, the degree requires in-depth study in literature, philosophy, history, and social sciences. The degree is also unique because it offers students twelve hours of open electives allowing them to take cognate courses in one or more of the professional colleges on campus.

A personalized approach:

Students earning a BA in English at LTU have the advantage of small classes that demand a high level of participation. The degree combines theory and practice by launching students from their sophomore year into professional internships tailored to the student’s interests. BAECA majors graduate with a well-rounded education, strong communication and critical thinking skills and the ability to be leaders in whatever professions they choose to pursue.

BAECA emphasizes marketable skills:

The National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2005 lists “communications skills, written and verbal” in first place among the top ten qualities and abilities employers seek in prospective employees.   Large internet companies such as Google and E-Prize are hiring people with liberal arts degrees rather than those with technical backgrounds because they need employees who are able to think and write creatively. A BA in English is one of the most versatile degrees available and includes career options in:

• Business and Industry
• Government and Nonprofit Organizations
• Communications
• Education
• Professions
• Services
• Arts

BAECA prepares students for graduate research:

The degree also provides excellent preparation for graduate school in the Humanities and Law.
According to the Princeton Review:

“You'll find English majors in countless types of jobs. Many of them are communications-based careers as you'd expect—author, reporter, journalist, editor, radio broadcaster, advertising and public relations executives—but plenty of them aren't that obvious. English majors also become teachers, lawyers (after law school, of course), film directors, politicians, actors, you name it. English majors become well-rounded, well-read individuals who have studied life in words across the globe.”           -- Princeton Review

BAECA Curriculum Flowchart 

For more information about BAECA contact Dr. Melinda Weinstein, Associate Professor, Humanities, 248-204-3520.  humchair@ltu.edu.