When you add a Literature and Culture certificate to your bachelor’s degree, you are setting yourself up for success. The critical reading, writing and thinking skills you gain will serve you well in a variety of fields. According to indeed.com, you would be a more competitive candidate for jobs in the fields of education and library science, journalism and publishing, business and law, as well as in the non-profit sector. You will also have the skills you need to go on to graduate-level studies in English, Education or Library Science.

1. Demonstrate practical knowledge of a broad range of literatures and theoretical perspectives as well as an in-depth knowledge of a particular area of study.  
2. Conduct ethical research and analysis that executes critical and theoretical responses to literary and cultural topics and that demonstrates a working knowledge of conventions of professional literary scholarship.  
3. Critically assess through written and oral communication how social difference, cultural constructs, and discourses of power shape the production and interpretations of texts.