English Degree Programs
The programs offered by the Department of English provide an opportunity for a truly
liberal education, one that encourages both self-discovery and an exploration of enduring
ideas. The curriculum includes courses in rhetoric, composition, creative writing,
linguistics, and literature.
The English department鈥檚 mission is to prepare students to succeed in an increasingly
diverse world. The department is devoted to an innovative curriculum that encourages
lifelong learning, critical thinking and effective writing. We teach students to see
textual work as an engagement with history, convention, culture and place so that
they can participate responsibly in changing regional and challenging global environments.
In particular, the department is concerned with 熊猫在线视频n cultures, the North Pacific
Rim environment and the intersection of networked technologies and forms of textuality.
The English department also strives to familiarize students with a full range of literacies
鈥� written, digital and visual 鈥� so that they may become active and well-equipped citizens.
To address this mission, the department offers an undergraduate major leading to a
Bachelor of Arts degree that covers the breadth of English studies. The department
also provides minors in English and in creative writing. The Minor in Creative Writing
allows students to explore the crafts of fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and
dramatic writing in an intensive series of workshops taught by active writers in the
genres. The Minor in English has three options: literature, which enhances the experience
of students majoring in other subjects by providing a study of significant authors
and literary works as well as by developing skills in writing and critical analysis;
professional writing, which prepares students to interpret and present complex information
in a readable form to various audiences using a variety of media; and linguistics,
which is designed for those who wish to build a foundation in linguistic studies for
complementary majors, such as anthropology and languages, and for those who are interested
in the study and teaching of languages.