LITERATURE
English literature immerses students in great art, urgent social questions and prepares them for any career where communication, research and analytical skills are valued.
Combine your unique talent and passion with real-world career skills. You may enjoy this major if you:
▶ Love language and wordplay
▶ Appreciate the effect of a well-told tale
▶ Enjoy analyzing how a story can be told and retold from different perspectives
▶ Are interested in classic literature
▶ Are interested in pop culture and contemporary genres
▶ Like analyzing the story behind the story: how biography, culture and current events affect art
The Department of English at Cleveland State University is committed to engaged learning inside and out of the classroom.
The English Department at CSU offers a wide variety of courses with emphases in areas ranging from poetry to literary analysis to British and American literature and multicultural explorations in social justice. Undergraduate students may earn a B.A. with concentrations in Creative Writing, Literature or Secondary Teaching. Undergraduates can also minor in English to supplement studies in other fields.
Our
undergraduate degree in English serves as an excellent foundation for a professional degree in many fields, including communications, law, medicine and business administration.
Students will learn a variety of skills that are vital to any career path.
▶ Research
▶ Writing
▶ Communication skills professional outcomes
▶ Advancing the arts
▶ Distilling complex information
opportunities
The Department of English sponsors and supports many student organizations and student-run events that offer enriching hands-on opportunities to participate in the editorial process.
Student organizations and publications at CSU include:
▶ The Vindicator (monthly, multicultural arts magazine)
▶ The Cauldron (newspaper)
Additionally, the CSU Poetry Center holds the Lighthouse Reading Series that features award-winning poets. The NEOMFA hosts the Visiting Writers Series that brings creative writers in fiction, creative non-fiction, playwriting and poetry to NEOMFA campuses.
CSU students have also completed internships with local arts, history and journalistic organizations.
Learn more about English at CSU.
Apply to CSU today.