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 |
| LINGÂ A101 | How Language Works | 3 |
| LINGÂ A201 | How English Works | 3 |
| 12 |
ANTHÂ A210 | Linguistic Anthropology | |
ENGLÂ A450 | Linguistics and English Language Teaching | |
ENGLÂ A437 | Studies in Style and Stylistics | |
ENGLÂ A476 | History of English Language | |
ENGLÂ A490B | Language in Use | |
| Total | 18 |
Literature Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ENGLÂ A200 | Global Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGLÂ A390B | Literature by Genre | 3 |
| ENGLÂ A429 | Major Authors | 3 |
| ENGLÂ A435 | Critical Theory | 3 |
| ENGLÂ A490A | Topics in Literature | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Professional Writing Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
WRTGÂ A212 | Writing and the Professions | |
WRTGÂ A213 | Writing and the Sciences | |
WRTGÂ A214 | Arguing Across Contexts | |
| 6 |
ENGLÂ A311 | Writing and Rhetoric in Public Life | |
ENGLÂ A312 | Advanced Technical Writing | |
ENGLÂ A313 | Professional Writing | |
| 3 |
ENGLÂ A414 | Research Writing | |
ENGLÂ A495 | Internship in Professional Writing | |
| |
| ENGLÂ A433 | Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor.Â
