Students majoring in English explore language, literature, and culture across the globe and in a wide array of media. From books and manuscripts to theater, film, TV, and digital media, English majors go everywhere English goes in order to cultivate their critical and expressive skills. Our faculty are among the most decorated in the university for their excellence in teaching. English Alumni pursue careers across the full range of professions, from law and medicine to consulting and teaching. For the past two decades, our graduates have especially thrived in the worlds of advertising and social media. The English major consists of 13 courses, divided into a Core of 6 courses and the rest Electives. Along the way, majors must take the Junior Research Seminar (English 200) and 4 Advanced Seminars, some of which may be counted in the core. The major was designed to allow students flexibility and choice while insuring a comprehensive grounding in literary history and interpretation. Majors can adopt many different Concentrations, including the Standard Curriculum, Creative Writing, Cinema Studies, and the Historical Concentration, which offers students the most comprehensive grounding in literary and cultural history.

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