BA in English - Writing Arts

The English Writing Arts and Literary Arts program's goal is to help students develop the reading, writing, speaking, research, and critical thinking skills necessary for their professional, civic, and personal success. The English program is a fundamental component of the University’s core curriculum. All students take two semesters of first-year composition and rhetoric and one semester of sophomore literature. English also offers courses that meet the core curriculum writing-intensive and diversity course requirements.

Huston-Tillotson (HT) University is affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). HT, in Austin, is a coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences, operating jointly under the auspices of the American Missionary Association of the United Church of Christ, and the Board of Education of The United Methodist Church. Huston-Tillotson College officially changed its name to Huston-Tillotson University on February 28, 2005.

Huston-Tillotson College was formed by the merger of Samuel Huston College and Tillotson College, which was effective on October 24, 1952. Huston-Tillotson College remained primarily a black college after the merger, although there were no restrictions as to race. Huston-Tillotson University awards undergraduates, four year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, science and technology. A multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith institution, the University welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions.