Garett Hunter Political Science with a Minor in Philosophy | Year 4 The Political Science program at King’s offers an excellent opportunity for students to develop skills inside and outside of the classroom. The tight-knit nature of students enables anyone entering the program to feel welcomed. The academic rigor of the program ensures that students are prepared for life after King’s. Simply put, King’s has provided me with skills, both inside and outside the classroom that have given me the confidence to Simply put, achieve my goals in life.
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Sarah Mycio Specialization in English Language and Literature, Minor in Psychology | Year 4 One of the main reasons that I decided to study at King’s was the fact that it boasted smaller class sizes and a more intimate style of learning. Seeing as I am now in my fourth year and still in touch with professors from first year, I would agree that there is something very unique about the interactions that occur on King’s campus. The passion that the professors express for their areas of study is infectious. The vast English education that I have received in my undergrad has birthed in me a desire to pursue Outside of the my studies further in the years classroom, the to come.
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Somewhere between Beowulf’s conquests and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, I fell madly in love with English literature. If anything, that spark has only fanned into flame, and the more I study the development and complexities of literature, the
The small class sizes at King’s provided me with offer a unique opportunity for skills, both inside students to develop long-lasting and outside the friendships with their peers and a good working relationship with classroom that their professors. The variety have given me of extracurricular activities the confidence offered at King’s that relate to to achieve my political science ensures that your education will not be limited goals in life. to the classroom. The program encourages students to engage with a wide range of viewpoints and in so doing, has helped shape my perspective on the world.
environment and atmosphere at King’s is one that is full of life and opportunities to get involved.
more my passion grows. There is something more to my love for English literature however than the legacy and tradition that these authors have left. My education has been so remarkable because of the King’s professors that have challenged and encouraged me throughout my university career. Outside of the classroom, the environment and atmosphere at King’s is one that is full of life and opportunities to get involved. Part of the Modern Languages Department, the Specialization in English Literature program engages students in the study of the full range of authors from Old English and Medieval, through all the historical periods and genres of the discipline up to the contemporary time. Students are introduced to all the major figures of the tradition – from Beowulf, Shakespeare, Milton, Woolf, Beckett – as well as the major critical schools of thought from Plato to Derrida.
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Political Science at King’s is a vibrant community of students and award-winning faculty that offers opportunities to question and debate policy choices and to examine alternative futures for our society. The Department is committed to real student engagement and active learning. Our faculty supports an active student club and a debating society where vibrant discussion, contentious, timely public lectures, and visits to major political institutions take place frequently. We aim to help students develop in all aspects of life – intellectually, socially, and personally.