Associate of Arts English
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Associate of Arts Degree in English at CNC develops students' written and oral communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills. The program prepares graduates for careers in fields such as technical writing, copywriting, advertising, editing, broadcasting, journalism, teaching, and more. Students complete 18 or more credits in English, including second-year courses, and can choose from a variety of electives to customize their degree.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Associate of Arts Degree in English provides students with the opportunity to develop written and oral communication skills, creativity, and critical thinking abilities through coursework in English. The program prepares graduates for a wide range of careers that value these abilities, such as technical writing, copywriting and content creation, advertising, editing, broadcasting and journalism, corporate communications, teaching, foreign service officer, government service worker, librarian or archivist, public relations, research analyst, and university-level teaching in the field of English. Associate degrees from CNC transfer into university programs and give students preferential admission at public universities and university-colleges in British Columbia (students should consult the British Columbia Transfer Guide and CNC advisors to verify transferability of credits).
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English Degree Requirements
To complete an Associate of Arts Degree with an English concentration, students must complete 18 or more credits in English, with 9 of those credits being second-year courses. These English credits must be part of the 60 credits required for the Associate of Arts degree. Students should consult a CNC advisor to create a degree program that ensures successful completion. English Requirements |Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Length | |-|-|-|-| | ENGL-103 | Composition & Style | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL-201 | English Literature 1350-1744 | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL-202 | English Literature 1744-1900 | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL-203 | Canadian Literature I | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL-204 | Canadian Literature II | 3 | 15 weeks | Choose
ONE
of the following: | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Length | |-|-|-|-| | ENGL 101 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL 102 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL 104 | Introduction to Literature and Composition | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL 106 | Film Studies | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL 107 | Aboriginal Literature | 3 | 15 weeks | | ENGL 108 | Contemporary Genre | 3 | 15 weeks | Electives- 100-level Arts Electives - 18 credits (maximum of 6 credits in one subject area)
- 6 credits from Humanities (excludes English)
- 6 credits from Humanities or Social Sciences (includes English)
- 6 credits from Social Sciences Sciences
- 9 Credits
- 3 credits of a 100-level Computer Science, Math, or Statistics course
- 3 credits of a Lab Science (with a minimum of 2 hours per week lab component and excluding any Applied Science or Computing Science course)
- 3 credits of a Science course Humanities or Social Sciences
- 6 Credits of 200-Level Humanities or Social Sciences Courses University Transfer Electives
Careers:
- Technical Writing
- Copywriting and Content Creation
- Advertising
- Editing
- Broadcasting and Journalism
- Corporate Communications
- Teaching
- Foreign Service Officer
- Government Service Worker
- Librarian or Archivist
- Public Relations
- Research Analyst
