We foster intellectual and cultural diversity, originality of thought, and clarity and cogency of expression through degree programs designed to advance careful, sophisticated reading practices as well as complex analytical and research skills. We aim to cultivate our students' management, organization, and production of knowledge. Our curricula prepare students for a wide array of professional endeavors, including law, teaching, publishing, technical communication, advertising, media, and business, as well as the pursuit of advanced degrees.
The Department of English offers courses to fulfill requirements for the major and minor in English at the bachelor's degree level. It also offers a program leading to teacher certification, a cognate option in technical writing, and writing courses at a variety of levels, including English as a second language (ESL). A Master of Arts degree in English is described in the Graduate Catalog.
The department of English offers the following degree programs:
- English BA
- English BA with teacher certification
- English Minor
- Technical Writing Minor
- Writing BA