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 |
| 尝滨狈骋听础101 | How Language Works | 3 |
| 尝滨狈骋听础201 | The Structure and Meanings of Language | 3 |
| 12 |
础狈罢贬听础210 | Linguistic Anthropology | |
贰狈骋尝听础450 | Linguistics and English Language Teaching | |
ENGL/LING A490D | Selected Topics in Style and Social Innovation | |
ENGL/LING A467 | The History and Future of Global English | |
贰狈骋尝听础490叠 | Language in Use | |
| Total | 18 |
Literature Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 贰狈骋尝听础200 | Global Literature and Culture | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听础390叠 | Literature by Genre | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听础429 | Major Authors | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听础435 | Critical Theory | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听础490础 | Selected Topics in Literature | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Professional Writing Emphasis Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
奥搁罢骋听础212 | Writing and the Professions | |
奥搁罢骋听础213 | Writing and the Sciences | |
奥搁罢骋听础214 | Arguing Across Contexts | |
| 6 |
贰狈骋尝听础311 | Writing in Public Life | |
贰狈骋尝听础312 | Technical Writing and Design | |
贰狈骋尝听础313 | Professional Writing | |
| 3 |
贰狈骋尝听础414 | Research Writing | |
贰狈骋尝听础495 | Internship in Professional Writing | |
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| 贰狈骋尝听础433 | Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice | 3 |
| 3 |
| Total | 18 |
A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor.聽
