Students in the Department of English learn to create for a world dependent on the written word and visual rhetoric. Ever-changing and fragmented communication landscapesespecially those that include AIdemand leaders who can inspire others by using words and images that convey innovative ideas and foster authentic connections. Our students create essays and professional documents, along with poems, short stories, and screenplays, as well as content for a host of new media platforms. What students create in the Department of English is limited only by their own imaginations.
Courses cover a range of textsfrom medieval literature to pop culturethrough a range of approaches. Students in English analyze literature, rhetoric, technical documents, film, and other media, and they express themselves in a variety of contexts while exploring big questions about life, meaning, and value. From literary wonderlands to the cinematic west, from the Elizabethan stage to social media platforms, English courses take students to a variety of textual worlds.
The Bachelor of Arts in English degree provides a broad foundation in the study of writing and texts, including literature, film and media, and rhetoric. Students with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric choose advanced courses in technical communication, professional writing, and editing, as well as courses that specialize in topics, such as the rhetoric of empathy, political communication, and writing about music, food, or the environment.
