Academic Department

Department of English

School for the Humanities

The English Department is a vibrant community of teachers and students devoted to the study of literature, language, and culture. English majors pursue an engaging course of study that is intellectually rigorous yet flexible and dynamic.

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About Our Department

In the English Department, students learn to read and write critically, and to think and conduct research independently. Their intellectual horizons are broadened through an introduction to works from a range of historical periods and countries around the world. The major helps them become fluent in critical methods—historicism, race and gender studies, formal and textual analysis—that they can apply not just to literature, but also to the representations at the heart of their rapidly changing world. Students develop higher-level writing and thinking skills that support careers in teaching, publishing, law, journalism, communications, the mental health professions and business.

Programs

The English Department offers career-oriented work opportunities through the Cooperative Education Program. The Honors Option and the Sigma Tau Delta honor society allow ambitious students to be recognized for superior academic work.

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Undergraduate Programs

English major

English major with a concentration in Creative Writing
English major with a concentration in Film Studies
English major with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12)
English major with Teacher Certification in Elementary Education (Grades K-6)
English BA/MA
English BA/MBA
English minor

Film minor

Creative Writing minor

American Identities and Cultures

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Graduate Programs

MA in English

Get all the details on our Master of Arts degree in English.

Low-Residency Certificate

A nine-credit pilot program available to secondary school teachers seeking advanced coursework in English

Combined Programs

BA/MA in English

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Teacher Education

Teacher Education in the English department offers students several paths to a career in teaching at elementary and secondary levels. Training in English Education provides undergraduate and graduate students a balance of training in literary and writing studies, methods and theories of pedagogy, and classroom experience. Students must apply to the Teacher Education Program.