English Department
- English Major
Equips student to read both widely and closely, to see many points of view, to make connections, to formulate concise summaries and thoughtful opinions, and to write with clarity and style.
- English-Theatre Arts Dual Major
Designed for students passionate about the study of literature, theatre history, dramaturgy, and literary and performance theory.
- Writing and Publishing Major
Explores what it takes to become a professional writer who’s built for success in this content-hungry era, preparing students to become strong writers who can create, edit, and manage a publication pipeline.
- English Major with Education Minor
Prepares students for teaching certification at the secondary level (grades 7 - 12), and careers as creative, thoughtful educators.
- English Minor
Provides a background in literary methods a variety of writing styles including humor, poetry, fiction and memoir.
- Journalism and New Media Minor
Explores the ethical dimensions of the new media landscape and how the evolving tools of the trade can help tell important stories with creativity, quality, integrity.
- Popular Literature Minor
A rich study of varied themes in popular literature including horror, romance, and the work of Jane Austen among others.
- Writing Minor
A focused study of many genres of creative and professional writing including fiction, news reporting, writing for digital media, and law and policy writing.
Majors, Minors & Specializations
Department Chair Robert Kachur
I love teaching, and for over two decades I've had the amazing opportunity to teach a wide variety of courses related to my research interests: horror fiction (British and American, with particular interest in the stories of Edgar Allan Poe), British Romantic poetry (with particular interest in Wordsworth, Coleridge and Blake), the early British novel, Apocalyptic texts, and Postmodern fiction, film and pop culture. My newest venture has been creating a course in Humor Writing; the student writing produced during the first run of that course in 2019 was hilarious. I'm currently looking into the possibility of creating an interdisciplinary program for students interested in writing, performing and filming comedy.