Literature and Languages

Majors:

English, B.A.  
Spanish, B.A. 
Spanish, International Business/Modern Language, Interdisciplinary, B.A. 

Minors:

American Studies Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
English Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
French Cultural Studies Minor -   Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Global Cultures and Languages Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Italian Cultural Studies Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Literature Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Spanish Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Spanish Minor for Health Sciences -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Spanish Minor for Law Enforcement -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
World Languages Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Creative Writing Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Professional Writing Minor -  Course Catalog Minor Requirements
Writing Minor 

Concentrations:

English, Media Studies Concentration, B.A. - Course Catalog Major Requirements
English, Secondary Education Concentration, B.A. - Course Catalog Major Requirements
English, Secondary Special Education Concentration, B.A. -  Course Catalog Major Requirements
Spanish, Secondary Education Concentration, B.A. - Course Catalog Major Requirements
Spanish, Secondary Special Education Concentration, B.A. - Course Catalog Major Requirements

English majors benefit from individualized student-teacher mentorship for research and graduate studies. Over 50% of our majors pursue graduate degrees. The department offers a variety of grants, work-study opportunities, and generous student research support, as well as academic enhancement through conference presentations and attendance, Literary Club, and study abroad. The Writing Center offers both excellent writing support, with opportunities for hands-on tutoring experience and research. The department also organizes reading events, sponsors the literary journal Tapestries, and endorses other campus-wide publications, such as Visions, the university’s magazine for high school writing.  

Literature & Languages faculty teach, specialize, and have an interest in a variety of areas:

Visit the academic catalog and scroll to the School of STEAM to view degree requirements.

From clubs to campus publications, students have various opportunities to gain real-world experience and add to their resumes. Here are just a few of the offerings for our majors and minors:

• Literary Club – Many of our majors and minors are active members of the Literary Club, which, in addition to hosting public readings and writing workshops, provides transportation and travel money for off-campus cultural events. One year, for instance, members of the Literary Club, accompanied by Professor Emeritus Dr. Kirk Weixel, attended a production of Rent in Pittsburgh.
• Tapestries, a university-sponsored literary and visual arts magazine, reflecting the broad creative talents of the university’s burgeoning writers and artists.
• Visions, the university’s magazine for high school writing. 
• Writing Center – Many majors and minors also tutor in our writing center, helping their classmates become better writers, as well as sharpening their own interpersonal communication and writing skills.  

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• A record of better than 96 percent employment or grad-school enrollment within three months of graduation.
• A multi-disciplinary approach that places the study of English - literature and writing -  in the context of our society by incorporating courses in philosophy, history, sociology, and political science.
• Interactive student/instructor relationships with highly qualified faculty who enable students to put vast practical experience to use.
• Independent study programs that allow students to pursue areas of special interest while working closely with a faculty mentor.