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Our undergraduate and graduate programs cultivate skills in analysis, critical thinking, writing and communication through the study of literature, language, rhetoric, creative writing and publishing.

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Majors and Minors in English
Master of Arts in English
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Media Arts
PhD in Humanities: English Emphasis

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