Welcome to the Undergraduate Program

The Undergraduate Program in English Department at Illinois State University is a vital and exciting one. It is designed along the English Studies model, which means students can concentrate on various aspects of English Studies, including language, literature, composition, and rhetoric. The program educates students to:

• Read and write texts of various genres, with a critical understanding of their rhetorical, aesthetic, and cultural implications;
• Construct and articulate well-informed and carefully-reasoned arguments of social and philosophical value;
• Acquire usable familiarity with works of English writers of various time periods, or from various nations and ethic communities;
• Acquire usable familiarity with the linguistic and rhetorical concepts involved in the English language;
• Develop pedagogical knowledge in teaching the above skills and abilities.

Students can choose to major or minor in English. Majors can follow three sequences: English, English Education, Publishing. Minors can be completed in English, English Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and Writing. To declare English as your major or minor, please complete and return the application form.

In addition, The Department of English participates in four campus wide Interdisciplinary Minors: Comparative Literature, African-American Studies, Children's Studies, Women's Studies.

Summer 2008 Undergraduate Course Offerings

Fall 2008 Undergraduate Course Offerings

To read a complete description of our program goals: Statement of Goals for the Majors in English and English Education at Illinois State University.

For more information about upcoming events for English majors and minors, please join the English Studies listserv.