Introduction
The study of English offers students the opportunity to study and work with texts that have shaped, and been shaped by, the English language. We offer a diverse spectrum of classes ranging from antiquity to the twenty-first century and covering a wide variety of topics in literature, media, composition, and language studies. English courses encompass and explore multiple cultural traditions, allowing students to cultivate skill in critical thinking, creative expression, close reading, persuasive writing and effective speaking.
Courses taken for credit in minor programs may not be counted toward English majors.
Why Consider an English Minor?
An English minor provides you with three essential tools for success in a wide range of careers: the ability to read critically, write clearly and specifically, and understand the ideas and experiences that shape the histories of our local, national and global communities. Employers and professions of all kinds value such abilities and seek out those who have them.
Student Resources
Department Website: English
Contact information: Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Elle Starr, Humanities 327, 360-650-6846, Elle.Starr@wwu.edu
Department advising: See the department’s advising webpage for more information
Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
Career Services Center: Connect major to a career
Sample Careers: Publishing and editing, Human management and development, Education, Government and law, Public relations, Healthcare and technology
How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):
Meet in person with the English Department’s Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Elle Starr, to declare this minor.
Grade Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.
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