These program options teach not only professional skills, including editorial, news and magazine writing, but also subjects like the history of the American press and the ethics of journalism.
Students have opportunities for internships and hands-on experience.
Students take a variety of courses in both literature and writing simultaneously with required education courses and student teaching. Students are assigned advisors in both English and teacher education. The English Department sponsors a student-run literary magazine, offers prizes for outstanding essays, poetry and fiction, and awards four scholarships annually to deserving majors. Further, an advanced honors program is available for students in all four programs.