Our English program goes beyond teaching our students how to become informed readers. In addition to studying a diverse range of literatures with universal appeal, our majors learn the written communication and research skills necessary for careers in diverse fields such as marketing, law, and education, as well as professional and creative writing. For more information, check out the College Catalog and the English Department Brochure.
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Beyond the Classroom
The skills our English students learn prepare them for research opportunities and internships in a broad range of fields. Our students have applied their knowledge during internships as legal assistants, marketing specialists, and communication and social media managers. They’ve also worked as writers and editors and found positions abroad to gain international experience.
English majors are able to showcase their work through on-campus events like the annual PrezTech Challenge, where students in ENG 250 Sound, Image Word: Reading Poetry in a Digital Age created videos and recordings of poems they studied in class with the goal of making poetry accessible to a new and wider audience.
Our students have also used their studies to prepare others for bright futures. Kelsey Julien ’21 served as a teacher in the Houston Breakthrough Collaborative summer educational program, which was designed to offer college-preparatory education options to students from underserved communities.
English Faculty
Jennifer Harding, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Carolyn Kyler, Ph.D.
Professor of English; Director of Gender and Women's Studies
Michael Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Linda Troost, Ph.D.
Professor of English; Coordinator of Professional Writing
Todd D. Verdun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of EnglishEnglish Events
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