Master the changing nature of language.
Overview
We offer an English major, minor, teaching licensure and ESL endorsement. You’ll learn to think critically and communicate effectively while understanding language and how it continues to evolve.
Our faculty members will guide you as you learn about computer-aided design, linguistics, poetry, composition and more. We also place an emphasis on creative writing for you to expand your imagination and stir new ideas. During your junior seminar, internships and senior capstone project, you’ll see how you will use your English degree in the real world.
Whether you want to write, teach, prepare for graduate school or start your career with a firm backing in communication skills, our professors are committed to helping you find your path.
Additional Programs
Minor
English
Teaching Licensure
Teaching licensure (6-12), ESL (6-12) Endorsement
Featured English Student Stories
Faculty & Staff
Ami Martinez M.Ed.
- Assistant Professor of English
- "I believe one learns a skill by practicing that skill, and thus I aim for my classes to be as interactive as possible. Treating each student as an individual and meeting each student at his or her current skill level are central to my teaching philosophy. I know my students have great ideas, whether those ideas are about business, automotive restoration, biology, art, or any discipline; my job, I believe, is to support students in expressing those great ideas via the spoken and written word.”
Erica Shook M.L.S.
- Adjunct Instructor of English
- “Opinions. Everyone has them, but what makes ours better than those of others? It certainly is not determined by whose is yelled the loudest. As an educator and professor of College Composition, I teach students the importance of viewing all sides of issues, how and where to search those out themselves, to discern quality sources, and then to articulate their opinions with support and productive civility."
Kerri Snell M.F.A.
- Assistant Professor of English
- “I tell my students on the first day of class to think of me as their writing coach and to prepare themselves for an intense, diverse, creative writing experience. The ability to communicate clearly will set them apart in the job market, and even more importantly, will help my students to know themselves better. My promise to my students is that I will remain throughout the semester 100 percent invested in helping them to develop a writing process."
Kim Stanley Ph.D.
- Professor
- Chair, Department of Modern Languages
- “I love helping people tell their stories and understand other people’s stories. You can’t hate people if you know their stories, and so I think a mind well-furnished with stories is a pleasant place to live. That’s why I teach writing and literature.”
