Suffolk's English majors explore the powerful connections between literary themes and modern issues. You'll learn to articulate strong points of view, compose your thoughts in an organized and creative way, identify major literary themes, and draw lessons from groundbreaking works that illuminate aspects of the human condition. You'll benefit from Suffolk's proximity to the Boston Public Library, the country's first large public library. Boston has been home to legendary writers for generations, including Emerson, Alcott, Thoreau, and Plath. Now, it's your turn to make your literary mark Suffolk is also home to a branch of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. Active membership is open to both English majors and English minors who have completed a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature. As an English major, you'll read and understand a variety of texts and literary genres. You'll analyze complex material and think critically. Plus, you'll effectively present your ideas orally, and in expository and creative writing.<br><br>The Public and Professional Writing (PPW) concentration will develop your skills in creating, curating, and revising traditional and digital texts. You'll focus on writing in terms of audience, technology, and craft, specifically to the world of work and public facing institutions outside the academy. The newest concentration in the major, PPW offers an innovative and constructive space both to sharpen and to apply the critical thinking and composing skills you'll develop as an English major in the close reading of texts and to apply these skills outside traditional literary genres and formats.