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Program Overview
The English Major cultivates a critical understanding of the human experience across time, place, and cultures. It develops skills for research, analysis, and communication that enable graduates to engage the world in which they serve in thoughtful, constructive, and creative ways. Graduates may pursue a variety of career paths in fields such as education, writing, editing, publishing, public relations, and communications.
All students in the English Major take the Open Concentration, which affords them the opportunity to choose classes from a range of literature and writing courses.
Students who would like to teach at the high school level can earn the one-year Master of Arts in Teaching after completing their undergraduate work, leading to full licensure as a teacher with an undergraduate and a master’s degree from 91Ô´´ in just five years.
All four-year 91Ô´´ students complete two majors: one in Bible and Theology and one in their chosen field, such as English. Transfer students with substantial prior coursework may complete a reduced set of Bible and Theology requirements instead of the major. Learn more about the Bible and Theology curriculum here.


Meet Ainsley
Ainsley is an English major who connects writing, theology, and mentorship at 91Ô´´. Whether developing her voice as a poet or encouraging other students as a Resident Assistant, Ainsley sees language as a way to help people learn and grow.
œMerging English and theology allows me to use writing to guide and inspire others spiritually and academically.� – Ainsley

Curriculum
Foundational CoursesÂ
- Survey of World Literature I: Ancient or Survey of World Literature II: Modern
- Advanced Composition
- Literary & Rhetorical Theory
- English Language: History & Grammar
2000-Level English Electives”choose three:Â
- Survey of British Literature
- Survey of American Literature I
- Survey of American Literature II
- Poetry Reading
- Survey of World Literature I
- Survey of World Literature II
- Reading and Writing Short Story Cycles
- Creative Nonfiction Essays
- Reporting for Mass Media
3000/4000-Level English Electives”choose two:Â
- 19th Century Russian Writers
- 20th Century British Writers: The Inklings
- Shakespearean Tragedies
- Women Writers in World Literature
- Creative Writing
- Special Topics in Writing
- Writer™s Workshop
- Special Topics in Literature
- Dramatic Literature & History
3000/4000-Level English Electives”choose three:Â
- 19th Century Russian Writers
- African Literature and Cultures
- Women Writers in World Literature
- African American Literature
- Immigrant Literature
- Special Topics in Literature
What can you do with an English degree?
Career Outlook
- Writer/Copywriter
- Editor
- Public Relations Specialist
- Social Media Manager
- Content Editor
- Technical Writer
- Librarian
- Grant Writer
- Curriculum Developer
- English Teacher (Check out our Master of Arts in Teaching - by adding just one more year to your undergraduate degree, you can earn a master's degree that credentials you to teach English at the high school level!)

