Program Overview

Program Course Delivery
English - Major On-Campus & Online
English - Minor On-Campus & Online

Online program details

Get creative with our English program

Do you find yourself correcting the use of there, their, and they’re? So do we, but our English major is a whole lot more than homonyms or catching prepositional phrases. It’s critical thinking, creativity, and interpretation. With an English degree, you can immerse yourself in a world of literature, composition, and rhetoric. You’ll prepare for diverse creative opportunities in professional settings, such as teaching, public relations, journalism, law, publishing, medicine, and the fine arts.

English is a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree.

English Major

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The BS in English prepares students to succeed in a variety of professional organizations and fields. Concepts learned and skills developed through the English major include analysis, problem-solving, research, and written and verbal communication. These skills can be utilized in a wide variety of sectors, such as education, media, business, law, and medicine, as well as careers such as paralegals, newsletter editors, critics, marketing coordinators, proofreaders, researchers, librarians, managers, sales associates, and media analysts.

English graduates will understand and appreciate the English language, develop critical thinking and theoretical application skills through studying and critiquing literature, and gain insight into the importance of diversity.

The required minor or double major in another field allows students to focus their professional career preparation further.

After completing the program, graduates will:

  • Demonstrate proficiencies in the intensive writing processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, and editing for professional presentation.
  • Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in personal and professional writing.
  • Demonstrate multicultural awareness of the scope and variety of literary works, literary movements, and literary theories from around the world.
  • Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view, and understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within global contexts.
  • Think critically, analyze, interpret, and articulate an informed personal reaction to world literature through writing, discussion, and presentation.

Participate effectively in groups with an emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.

English Major Courses

English Minor

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The minor in English prepares students to succeed in a variety of professional organizations and fields by offering students skills that will supplement their chosen majors. English minor graduates will gain an understanding and appreciation of the English language, develop critical thinking and theoretical application skills through studying and critiquing literature, and gain insight into the importance of diversity.

After completing the program, graduates will:

  • Demonstrate proficiencies in the intensive writing processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, and editing for professional presentation.
  • Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in personal and professional writing.
  • Demonstrate multicultural awareness of the scope and variety of literary works, literary movements, and literary theories from around the world.
  • Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view, and understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within global contexts.
  • Think critically, analyze, interpret, and articulate an informed personal reaction to world literature through writing, discussion, and presentation.
  • Participate effectively in groups with an emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding. 

English Minor Courses

As language, reading, writing, and communication change and adapt to the features of an increasingly technologically based society, the importance of and demand for reading and writing skills increases. The U of M Crookston is an applied learning campus, and, as such, our English degree is created to meet the needs of an ever-growing career market. The B.S. in English at U of M Crookston combines both writing skills, to ensure a mastery of the applied skills vital to most employers, as well as the critical study of world literature, to strengthen one’s value of multiculturalism and creativity.

Program Description

  • English majors demonstrate proficiencies in the intensive writing processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, and editing for personal and professional writing. 
  • English majors read books, plays, poems, and short stories from around the world and hold course discussions on key concepts within the literature, the era, and the theory surrounding the work.
  • Innovative thinking is an asset to any profession, and an English degree encourages creative thinking in its critical analysis of world literature and the writing process. 
  • A degree in English addresses the importance of diversity. Studying English gives students insight into world cultures and their means of expression throughout history and helps make students world citizens.

Awards and Accreditation

The University of Minnesota Crookston is  accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Student Experiences

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Average Cost After Aid

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$13,436

Average amount of grants & scholarships received (2022-2023 data)

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$12,894

Average net price after grants &
scholarships (2021-2022 data)

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$22,883

Average TOTAL student loan debt after
graduation (2022-2023)

Scholarship and Funding Options

The University of Minnesota Crookston provides quick and easy access to over $1 million worth of scholarship opportunities for new and returning students!

Your Future Professors

Sam Gruenberg
Lecturer, Department Head
Dani Johannesen
Associate Professor
Paul Kratwell
Lecturer

What is Campus Life Like?

Residential Life

University of Minnesota Crookston's residence halls are ranked #1 public college dorms in Minnesota by Niche. The residential halls are clean, safe, spacious and modern. There is a mix of traditional style rooms, suites, and apartments available on-campus which include amenities such as ensuite bathrooms, walk-closets, and full size kitchens with all major appliances. There are also beautiful common spaces in every residential building that are great places to hangout, play games, study, or relax. Schedule a tour to see for yourself why they're ranked #1!

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