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We offer engaging, unique courses that will ask you to think harder, write better and read more widely than you ever have before as you encounter works across genders, genres, cultures and ethnicities that will expand your mind and your world.
Our New Concentrations
Why should I choose this concentration?
You are interested in:
- Writing creatively in genres such as fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, and screenwriting
- Having 1:1 interactions with Faculty
- Workshopping in a collaborative environment with faculty and peers
- Getting real-world publication experience
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Why should I choose this concentration?
You are interested in:
- American, British, and World literatures and film media
- Examining how film and media record and influence the complex interactions between people and cultures in history
- Examining content from different times and places
- Building your cultural knowledge
- Understanding and navigating multiple points of view
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Why should I choose this concentration?
You are interested in:
- How language and writing are connected and shape our world
- Expanding your perspective and learning from others perspectives
- Conducting original research
- Interpreting texts
- Learning and teaching others the art of written or spoken communication
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Why should I choose this concentration?
You are interested in:
- Becoming a high school teacher
- Teaching subjects like English, writing, language, and/or literature
- Transforming and molding the minds of our future leaders
- Producing writing in a variety of genres
- Understanding ways in which texts can shape historical and cultural contexts
- Examining world-views, power structures, and experiences of individuals, groups, communities, and/or cultures
- Getting real-world teaching experiences through student teaching
Featured Courses:
- LING 3011 – Analyzing English
- LING 3020 – History of the English Language
- ENG 3475 – Literature of the Oppressed
- ENG 4130 – Writers and Their Worlds
- ENG 4600 – Teaching Literature, Communication, and Visual Literacy, 7-12
- EDS 3150 – Issues in Multicultural Education in Urban Secondary Schools
- SED 3600 – Exceptional Learners in the Classroom
- CLD 3510 – Perspectives in Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
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Take me to the CLAS Student Success RoadmapBenefits of Earning Your Degree at MSU Denver
The English degree program at MSU Denver offers you opportunities to stretch intellectually, creatively and professionally through internships, student teaching, and much more!
Four reasons to choose us:
1) Flexible Program Options
Flexible program options that meet your needs and get you to graduation sooner! Whether you want to be fully in-person or online or have a combination of the two, we have a program that’s right for you.
2) Exclusive Scholarships
MSU Denver is among the most affordable four-year universities in the nation. Not only do we offer a high quality education at a low cost, the Department of English offers six exclusive scholarships. You can earn up to $1000 of FREE money each year.
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3) Opportunities to Get Involved
Join our active student organizations to meet peers, make friends, gain leadership skills and find where you belong! The Department of English has three student-led organizations, MSU Denver FiLM Club, MSU Denver Linguistics Club, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
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4) Hands-on Experience
Complete an internship at a local magazine. Present your research at a national conference. Publish your original work. Let your creativity flourish while you build your resume to land that dream job!
Why Choose MSU Denver
Hispanic Serving Institution
MSU Denver has 35.7% Hispanic/Latinx students which the highest number of Hispanic/Latinx students among institutions of higher education in the state of Colorado.
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Transfer Student Leader
MSU Denver is the #1 school for transfer students in the state of Colorado. We've been on the Phi Theta Kappa's Transfer Honor Roll for 7 consecutive years.
Learn more about MSU Denver's Excellence
Diversity Matters
MSU Denver is dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion and has been named one of the Top Colleges for Diversity by Insight Into Diversity for 9 consecutive years.
Learn more about DEI at MSU DenverCareer Opportunities for Our Graduates
An MSU Denver Bachelor of Arts in English can take you to graduate school, law school and springboard your career from writing and teaching to law and public service.
Your Career Starts Here!
- Digital Media/Web Content Editor
- Social Media Search Strategist
- Editor
- Technical Writer
- Teacher
- Lawyer
- News Reporter
- Public Relations
- Playwright
Featured Faculty
Dr. Chereka Dickerson, Assistant Professor
Dr. Dickerson is a critical race, feminist and gender studies scholar with a particular interest in American and multi ethnic women’s writing focusing specifically on literature, poetry and life writing.
Research Areas:
- African American Studies, American Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Critical Race Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Hip-hop Studies, Life Writing Studies, Feminist Studies
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn, Professor
Dr. Kuhn teaches writing, literature, and film. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Copper Nickel, Literary Mama, Prick of the Spindle, The Edge, Mystery Most Diabolical, and other publications. She also contributed to Mama, PhD: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life; and Reflective Activities: Helping Students Connect with Texts.
Featured Publications:
- How to Book a Murder (Starlit Bookshop Mystery #1). Crooked Lane Books, 2021.
- The Study of Secrets (Lila Maclean Academic Mystery #5). Henery Press, 2020.
Dr. J Eric Miller, Professor
Dr. Miller is a fiction writer, screenwriter and Pushcart-Prize nominee whose work has been published in the Starry Night Literary Review, Literary Potpourri, Ink Pot #2, Burning Word and Outsider Ink among others. His book length publications have been published in a variety of languages and have also been optioned for film development.
Featured Publications:
- Animal Rights and Pornography
- Bloodletting and Fruits of Lebanon and Decomposition
Featured Alumni
Janet Hernandez, MSU Denver ’17, English, B.A., is the first student in MSU Denver history to receive a Fulbright Scholarship. During her Fulbright year she will teach English and Spanish to elementary school children in South Korea.
Alumni at Work
MSU Denver English program alumni work in numerous organizations in Colorado and across the nation, and they continue their studies across the globe!
MSU Denver English program alumni have been hired by the following organizations:
- Colorado Office of the Attorney General
- Servicios de la Raza
- Brain Balance Achievement Center
- Aurora Public Schools Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Colorado Historical Society
- Cesar Chavez Academy
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- California Department of Justice
- Colorado Office of the Governor
- Neighborhood Solutions
- University of Chicago Press
- Aurora Central High School
- Bear Creek High School
MSU Denver English alumni have been accepted for post-graduate study at numerous schools, including:
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Denver
- Regis University
- University of London
- University of Oregon
- New York University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- McGill University
Contact the Department of English
Campus Location:
King Center
4th floor
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 32
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362