Majors take at least two foundation courses, complete a variety of upper-level courses in American and British Literature, and gain in-depth knowledge through a concentration in one sub-field of English: literary studies, creative writing, or critical film studies. Senior Seminar, with its emphasis on research and life after the English major, provides a capstone experience.
Many courses will allow you to get out of the classroom and into the archives and world. Some classes also have service learning components. Because of the three tracks, English faculty often allow students to create their own projects, choosing between a strictly academic project or a creative projects with an academic component. This better allows classes to fit the needs and interests of students.