An English Major or Minor enables students to develop expertise in analyzing literature and using language in a wide variety of ways:

• to read with comprehension and critical judgment;
• to study and evaluate literature and other writings within historical, aesthetic, and other contexts:
• to communicate one's ideas accurately and clearly;
• to perform scholarly research and construct persuasive arguments using a variety of sources;
• to craft language in meaningful and effective ways:
• to promote literacy through instruction and other activities; and,
• to appreciate the important role that literature and language play in the contemporary world.