ENGLISH (ENGL)
The Department of English offers instruction in language and literature, leading to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and creative writing, Bachelor of Arts in Education with teaching majors in English and extended English, Master of Arts with majors in English and English as a second language, Master of Education with a teaching major in English, Master of Fine Arts with a major in creative writing, and Doctor of Philosophy with majors in English and rhetoric, composition and the teaching of English. For further information regarding the graduate programs, please see the Graduate Catalog.
Courses are offered in a number of topics which will allow the undergraduate to experience a wide variety of approaches to and kinds of literature, develop writing skills, and appreciate the nature of the language. As well as courses in the traditional fields of English and American literature, Mexican-American literature, African-American literature, English language/linguistics, composition, and creative writing, the department offers courses in such areas as film and literature, women's studies, folklore, American Indian studies, fantasy, and the oral tradition. Students may participate in the study-abroad program in London. Undergraduate majors in English can expect to attain writing, organizational, and analytical skills which will allow them to pursue careers in professional graduate studies in literature, or in business, law, medicine, and a number of fields of endeavor which demand these skills.