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Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to identify important issues raised by the works of a particular writer, the cultural productions of a particular historical moment, a generic or thematic tradition, or some other meaningful configuration of texts. Students should also be able to advance the critical conversation surrounding the topic on which they focus.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to demonstrate their ability to apply fundamental ideas about literary genres, themes, styles, historical periods, and cultural contexts to the literary problems or works they choose to examine.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to demonstrate their ability to pursue independent research, using the technological and archival resources available to literary scholars; they should be able to incorporate or, where necessary, challenge previous research in their chosen field.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to demonstrate an understanding of major theoretical perspectives and, more particularly, of the way these perspectives may bear upon their own field of inquiry.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to present the conclusions of their research or critical investigations in both written and oral form, using clear, precise language.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to able to communicate the significance of their work both to fellow scholars of literary studies and to a general audience, with an awareness of competing perspectives; they should demonstrate ease with the disciplinary conventions of their own profession but also increasing versatility, both as teachers and scholars, in adapting communication to various audiences and contexts.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to show an ability and willingness to join professional conversations in their field through conference presentations and publication.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should be able to articulate the relation of their specific focus to the field of literary studies more generally, not only within the Anglo-American tradition but in a larger global context, and they should have sufficient fluency in at least one other language to work with literary, historical or philosophical texts produced by a non-English culture.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should show an awareness of contemporary approaches to writing instruction and demonstrate their ability to introduce undergraduates to the fundamentals of expository and argumentative writing.

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should show an ability to introduce undergraduate English majors and other interested students to the basics of literary study (including, but not limited to, ideas about genres, closer reading, themes, styles, historical periods, and cultural context).

Students in British and American Literature or American Studies should show a developing ability to interest and engage undergraduates and more advanced students in their own particular field of expertise.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should produce a book-length manuscript of publishable quality (or actual book) in poetry, prose, or drama.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should be able to demonstrate a sophisticated approach to issues of form, including the ability to experiment within inherited conventions and/or work across generic boundaries.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should show a broad awareness of the range of topics that literary representation potentially encompasses, including other cultural artifacts, subject matter from other disciplines, and personal experience.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should demonstrate knowledge of the physical production of books. Students should also develop a facility in using contemporary technological resources and alternative media for creative purposes.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should be able to articulate the place of their own work within a larger literary tradition, both in English and beyond; more specifically, to show a knowledge of the history of the genre or genres within which they are working.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should demonstrate their ability to apply fundamental ideas about literary genres, themes, styles, historical periods, and cultural contexts to their own activity and that of other writers, both contemporary and earlier; they should be particularly aware of critical or theoretical perspectives relevant to their chosen genre.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should be able to present creative projects to, and discuss the significance of their work with, both fellow artists and a general audience in clear written and oral language.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should show an ability and willingness to join the artistic community through seeking publication and opportunities to present or perform their work through conference presentations and publication.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should show an awareness of contemporary approaches to writing instruction and demonstrate their ability to introduce undergraduates to the fundamentals of expository and argumentative writing.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should show an awareness of contemporary approaches to workshop instruction and demonstrate their ability to introduce undergraduates to creative writing in a variety of genres.

Students in Literature and Creative Writing should show an ability to introduce undergraduate English majors and other interested students to the basics of literary study (including, but not limited to, ideas about genres, closer reading, themes, styles, historical periods, and cultural context).