Undergraduate journalism and media communication students will engage in a powerful multimedia curriculum that invites creativity. Majors will first gain a strong foundation in writing, communication technology, and conceptual understanding. Later in their studies, students will choose career-specific courses in writing, reporting, editing, public relations, advertising, television, web design, and scientific or technical communication. The […]
Around 500 million people speak Spanish, the official language of 20 countries, and spoken in 44 countries. The US is the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world (and is projected to become the first by 2050). Because of the language’s prevalence and importance, students with a degree in Spanish are prepared for careers in education, […]
Combine the study of language with the understanding of culture with a program in languages, literatures, and cultures. Students will be well-equipped to thrive in an increasingly diverse and globalized world. Undergraduate students may specialize in Spanish, French, or German. Graduate students may pursue advanced study of Spanish language and culture.
By examining the interlocking forces of domination rooted in socially constructed categories of gender, sexuality, class, race, disability, and national status, the Ethnic Studies department identifies and explores issues of power, privilege, and social justice relevant to marginalized groups in the U.S. and abroad. Our students become civic-minded and culturally informed, with a foundation in […]
Cultivate practical, theoretical, and critical knowledge of methods for teaching English as a foreign or second language in various social and academic settings in the TEFL/TESL M.A. program. This specialization features an integrated core in which a comprehensive understanding of the form and communicative functions of the English language is combined with both general and […]
oin a vibrant community of scholars who research the transformative potential of writing and rhetoric, analyzing the social, cultural, economic and historical forces shaping writing and rhetoric in theory and practice in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Change M.A. program. Through analysis of and engagement with diverse contexts for writing, students create and apply methods […]
Through the immersive study of poetry, prose, drama, and popular culture, undergraduate students in the Literature concentration learn how to craft evidence-based written and verbal arguments, communicate complex information with clarity and efficiency, and develop habits of critical and analytical thinking. While gaining exposure to a vast range of historical and contemporary writing (including popular […]
Are you interested in a rewarding career that allows you to make significant, meaningful contributions to society? The English Education concentration focuses on learning how to grow and develop middle and high school readers, writers, thinkers, speakers, and listeners, using equity-driven and critically conscious research to prepare young people to become critically thinking global citizens. […]
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is for students with advanced abilities in the writing of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Our three-year program offers a balance of intimate and intensive writing workshops with courses in literature, form and technique, and related electives both in and out of the English department. Writers work […]
We are a comprehensive English Studies department with programs in creative writing, English Education, linguistics and teaching English as a foreign/second language, literature, writing and rhetoric, and composition. We are home to poets and linguists, literacy researchers and teacher educators, novelists and literary scholars, composition specialists and writers of creative nonfiction. Join us in studying […]
