The department hosts writers each year to share their expertise and experience with our students.
The department regularly conducts trips for students to engage in a variety of literary and cultural experiences. Recent trips include visits to The Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee; William Faulkner’s home and museum in Oxford, Mississippi; The Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas; The Southern Literary Festival at the University of Mississippi; and the cross-departmental trip to New York and Washington D.C.
Several organizations — such as the Film Studies Association, Kolbitars, Scribblers writing club and Souvenirs poetry club — are available for students to participate based on their interests.
A degree in English with teacher licensure prepares you to teach English in middle and high schools. You'll be equipped with a broad understanding of literature and language as well as developing the pedagogy necessary for effective instruction, assessment and classroom management.
As an English major, you'll be intentionally mentored by distinguished faculty to provide opportunities to practice Christian scholarship. Through the University's Undergraduate Research Conference, students have the opportunity to present their papers and prepare them for professional publication. These experience provide excellent preparation for graduate study.
Effective writing is a skill essential to a wide variety of fields. Whether you choose to pursue a freelance or corporate career, you'll be equipped to succeed in journalism, copywriting, copyediting, public relations, advertising, marketing and more.
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