Major in English at MSU Denver and you can study what you love while amassing a resume and portfolio you can take with you into graduate school, law school and compelling careers in fields such as digital media, marketing, advertising, law, education, publishing, fundraising and many more. Your options for concentrations include:
Without a Declared Concentration
Literature Concentration
Literature, Film, and Media Studies Concentration
Writing Concentration
Secondary School Teaching Concentration
We offer a well-rounded, diverse curriculum that will ask you to think harder, write better and read wider than you ever have before, you will encounter works across genders, genres, cultures and ethnicities that will expand your mind and your world.
You will also have the chance learn outside the classroom. Complete an internship at a local magazine. Present your research at a national conference. These are just a few of the ways you can build on the analytical, creative and communication skills you will develop as a MSU Denver English major.
Better yet, as an English major, you can study what you love while amassing a resume and portfolio you can take with you into graduate school, law school and compelling careers in fields such as digital media, marketing, advertising, law, education, publishing, fundraising and many more.
Exciting News!
We are working on a revised and improved English major that will include a variety of content topics and options in literature and film, creative writing, professional writing, English education, and more!
Additional information coming soon!
Dr. Vincent Piturro invites students to ENG 2860 Introduction to Film and Media Studies, a course for a degree in Literature or Film and Media Studies.
The English degree program at MSU Denver offers you opportunities to stretch intellectually, creatively and professionally through internships, student teaching, the Sigma Tau Delta Honors Society and the following:
An MSU Denver Bachelor of Arts in English can be your springboard to careers ranging from writing and teaching to law and public service. Here are a few career paths to consider:
Web content strategist
Social media manager
Editor
Journalist
Technical writer
Teacher
Professor
Lawyer
Higher education consultant
Fundraiser
Nonprofit administrator
Brand manager
Grant writer
Screenwriter
Featured Faculty
Chereka Dickerson
Assistant Professor Chereka Dickerson teaches African American literature and Black women writers. She is in the process of completing her Ph.D. dissertation in U.S. minority and women’s literature.
Cynthia Kuhn
Professor Cynthia Kuhn is the author of the Lila Maclean Mystery Series. Her debut novel, The Semester of Our Discontent, received the 2017 Agatha Award for best first mystery.
Jason Miller
Professor Jason 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.
Featured Alumni
“I’ve had wonderful professors who’ve inspired me to continue my education and get the best out of my education.”
Janet Hernandez, MSU Denver ’17, 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.
