Faculty: Darrin Grinder (Department Chair), Kevin Dennis, Benjamin Fischer, Lucas Roebuck, Ralph Speer, Julie Straight

Learning Objectives: 

1. Graduates of the department and general education students will be able to think critically, express themselves clearly, research successfully, and develop an appreciation for the medium of language through a variety of writing experiences. (Academic Excellence)
2. Graduates of the department and general education students read and discuss masterpieces of Western and World literature, emphasizing how the works relate to the world in which they were created and how they relate to the reader and world today. (Creative Engagement, Social Responsiveness)
3. Graduates of the department and general education students will have a concrete knowledge of authors and their literary works, understanding the author and work’s place in the culture from which they arose and in the literary world as a whole. (Creative Engagement, Social Responsiveness)

Majors

Bachelor of Arts, English

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism

English Education

See Secondary Education: English Teaching Area, English First Teaching Field, English Second Teaching Field

Minors

Literature