The programs offered by the Department of English prepare students to succeed in an increasingly diverse world by encouraging lifelong learning, critical thinking, and effective writing. The curriculum includes courses from across the fields of English studies: rhetoric, writing, linguistics, and literature.
Students majoring in another subject who wish to minor in English must complete requirements for one of the following emphases.
Linguistics Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LING A101 | How Language Works | 3 |
| LING A201 | How English Works | 3 |
| 12 |
ANTH A210 | Linguistic Anthropology | |
ENGL A450 | Linguistics and English Language Teaching | |
ENGL A437 | Studies in Style and Stylistics | |
ENGL A476 | History of English Language | |
ENGL A490B | Language in Use | |
| Total | 18 |
Literature Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ENGL A200 | Global Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL A390B | Literature by Genre | 3 |
| ENGL A429 | Major Authors | 3 |
| ENGL A435 | Critical Theory | 3 |
| ENGL A490A | Topics in Literature | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Professional Writing Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
WRTG A212 | Writing and the Professions | |
WRTG A213 | Writing and the Sciences | |
WRTG A214 | Arguing Across Contexts | |
| 6 |
ENGL A311 | Writing and Rhetoric in Public Life | |
ENGL A312 | Advanced Technical Writing | |
ENGL A313 | Professional Writing | |
| 3 |
ENGL A414 | Research Writing | |
ENGL A495 | Internship in Professional Writing | |
| |
| ENGL A433 | Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor.
