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English

​​​The English department fosters analytical and creative skills in a diverse, flexible ​curriculum preparing students for real world opportunities. Its two tracks, literature and creative writing, feature exceptional faculty and students exploring classic and contemporary works in a vibrant community of readers and writers. This program offers internships, scholarships, and editing and publishing opportunities on campus and in Chicago. 

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Career Options

Explore career options for english majors. Our graduates have found success in a wide variety of professions.

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Journals & Blogs

Learn more about our department publications and the Graduate and Undergraduate blogs.

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“As a Graduate student, it was the professors and classmates in my program that made the experience so special; very few other times in our lives will we share a space with so many others that are passionate about the same topics.”

Meghan (MA ’11)

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We invite you to visit us. Come deepen your knowledge and polish your skills as a major, a minor, or a graduate student; attend our readings and other events; and socialize with faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Undergraduate Programs

We offer a Bachelor of Arts in English and minors in Creative Writing and Literature.
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Complete a combined bachelor’s + master’s degree program in as few as five years.
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Graduate Programs

We offer an MA in English Literature and Publishing and an MA in Writing and Publishing, as well as certificate programs.
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