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OKState.edu Quicklinks / Search ApplySearch this site Search Search this site All of Oklahoma State University Directory A-Z Site Index Quicklinks Logins myOKSTATE Email O-Key Account Canvas Academic Schedule Academic Calendar Catalog Class Schedule Registrar Places & Departments Bookstore Bursar IT Helpdesk Library Parking & Transit Student Union Trending Now Commencement Fall Enrollment FAFSA Goof page The College of Arts and Sciences OpenCloseAbout The College Departments & Programs Research Outreach Online Info for Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty and Staff Alumni About The College Departments & Programs Research Outreach Online Info for Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Faculty and Staff Alumni Search Search this site Search Search this site All of Oklahoma State University Directory A-Z Site Index Quicklinks Logins myOKSTATE Email O-Key Account Canvas Academic Schedule Academic Calendar Catalog Class Schedule Registrar Places & Departments Bookstore Bursar IT Helpdesk Library Parking & Transit Student Union Trending Now Commencement Fall Enrollment FAFSA Goof page Home Department of English Department of English The study of literature and language is fundamental to any education. Not only does it provide familiarity with the literary works that shape cultural heritage and the structure, history, and use of the language, but it also develops the ability to think analytically, to write effectively, and to consider various points of view. What can you do with a degree in English? Resources for Students Information for Future and Current Students Since its inception in the 1960s, the English Department at Oklahoma State University has attracted and served students with a diversity of interests. It offers a variety of courses, most of them small lectures and discussion classes. The curriculum supports intensive study in specific areas but allows students to combine them according to their own professional goals. COURSE OFFERINGS Undergraduate Studies Our program offers a BA in English with paths in Literature, Creative Writing, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Screen Studies, and Pre-Law. Graduate Studies MA, MFA, and PhD are available in Creative Writing, Literature, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Screen Studies, and Teaching English as a Second Language & Linguistics Areas of Specialization Creative Writing Our Creative Writing program gives talented students of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction the opportunity to learn the art together in a supportive community with highly accomplished faculty. (BA, MFA, PhD) Literature The Literature program embraces the centuries-long history and diversity of literatures in English, offering unique courses and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students who want to deepen their literary knowledge and develop their critical reading and writing skills. (BA, MA, PhD) Rhetoric and Writing Studies The Rhetoric and Writing Studies (RWS) program offers courses and hands-on experiences that ensure students gain depth and breadth of knowledge in areas such as professional writing, composition and rhetoric, and digital studies. (BA with an option in Professional Writing, MA, PhD) Screen Studies The Screen Studies program incorporates film studies, television studies, and studies in new media. The program’s most distinctive feature is the special emphasis that we give to theoretical questions about the moving image—questions that do not in any way abandon historical reflection, but instead understand history and theory as necessarily related enterprises. (BA, MA, PhD) Teaching English as a Second Language & Linguistics The TESOL & Linguistics program provides professional training in descriptive and applied linguistics, methods of teaching English as a second language, materials development, and second language testing. Students also participate in a supervised internship program in ESL and may focus on either Applied Linguistics or Sociolinguistics. (TESOL Certificate, MA with an option in TESOL, PhD) Research Research is central to The English Department. Travel funding opportunities are available on a competitive basis to support conference presentations and archival research. Our program is further distinguished by the fact that English department faculty edit field-leading journals with the assistance of advanced graduate students. These include Milton Quarterly, American Indian Quarterly, The Cimarron Review, Advances in CALL Research and Practice, and Frontier Mosaic . Our graduate students regularly publish and present scholarly and creative works in journals and at conferences across the country and around the world. Our students also benefit from a wide of range of interdisciplinary centers and institutes on campus. Research Resources American Indian Studies American Studies Center for Africana Studies Center for Oklahoma Studies Center for Poets & Writers Department Publications Digital Humanities Gender and Women’s Studies Language Studies Lab Get To Know Us Faculty The Department of English is formed by nationally and internationally recognized faculty. In all of our degree programs, students collaborate with their advisors to create individualized programs of study reflecting their own intellectual and creative interests while working towards their unique professional goals. Faculty Administration and Program Directors Faculty Governance Staff Friendly Department of English staff are ready to help you navigate your study at OSU. Staff Department Contact List (Fall 2023) NEWS VIEW ALL Memoirist and publisher Mahler to visit campus March 14 Mar 12 CAS faculty, staff honored at University Awards Convocation Dec 8 EVENTS VIEW ALL Unsupported browser detected. 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