As an MSU Denver Online student, you receive all benefits of in-person students, including 24/7 tutoring and mental health support, plus dedicated Success Coaches for your online journey.
Declare a fully online English major and you can get up to $1000 per semester in scholarships that are not need based.
MSU Denver courses are designed with your career in mind and we offer internship and job placement assistance unique to your situation.
The MSU Denver Online B.A. in English, with a concentration in Literature, Film, and Media, is built around a straightforward idea: the ways people tell stories have expanded, and the skills to read them well should expand too. You study the novels, poems, and plays that shaped the literary tradition alongside the films, television, and digital media that shape how we understand the world now.
The concentration moves across formats on purpose. You learn to close-read a Shakespeare monologue, a documentary, and a limited series with the same tools, and you learn to write about all three for real audiences. Coursework covers literary history from the classical period through contemporary fiction, film analysis and film history, media studies, and the writing skills that carry across formats: argument, research, editing, and clear prose.
You take the same courses, taught by the same English faculty, as students on campus. Small upper-division classes, direct feedback on your writing, and instructors who publish in the fields they teach. The department is home to Metrosphere, MSU Denver’s award-winning student literary and arts journal, and to faculty whose work spans creative writing, film criticism, and cultural studies.
You graduate ready to write, analyze, edit, and produce across the media landscape you actually live in, with a degree that reads as rigorous to employers and graduate programs alike.
English graduates read closely, write clearly, and know how to make an argument land. Those skills show up wherever a company, a classroom, or a courtroom needs someone who can turn complicated information into something an audience can follow.
The MSU Denver Online B.A. in English with a concentration in Literature, Film, and Media adds fluency across the formats where communication happens today. You leave able to analyze a novel, a documentary, and a streaming series with the same rigor, and to produce writing that works in print, on screen, and on the web. Graduates go into fields like:
English is also one of the strongest undergraduate foundations for law school and for graduate work in writing, media studies, education, and library science. MSU Denver English alumni have gone on to publish books, write for national outlets, teach in K-12 and higher ed, and lead corporate strategy teams. The through-line is the same in every case: clear thinking on the page turns into clear thinking on the job.
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| 55% Students receive scholarships or grants |
87% Students work part or full time |
| 100% Online No location-specific requirements |
120 Credit Hours Degree completion requirement |
| 14:1 Average student-to-faculty ratio |
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Low in-state tuition, reduced tuition for many western states, a scholarship built only for online majors, and the freedom to take as many or as few classes as you want. MSU Denver is built to be the affordable online choice, whatever your pace.
With the Colorado Opportunity Fund (COF) applied
$326.25 / credit
2026–27 rate, COF applied
What a term costs, tuition & fees included
COF reduces per-credit cost for eligible Colorado residents. Most Colorado students qualify.
Reduced nonresident tuition for eligible western states
$663.40 / credit
2026–27 WUE/RIT rate
What a term costs, tuition & fees included
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and Roadrunner Interstate Tuition (RIT) lower nonresident cost for students in participating states.
Planning the whole degree? Most online bachelor’s programs are 120 credits. Transfer credits count toward that, so you may have less to pay for than you think.
Scholarship for fully online majors. Declare a fully online major and you may qualify for up to $1,000 each fall and spring. No separate application required.
Learn about the online scholarship and other financial aid options
Veterans & military: MSU Denver is approved for VA education benefits. Veteran & military student services.
For exact, current figures, see the Undergraduate Tuition & Fees schedule.
Figures shown are 2026–27 rates and are for planning only. All rates are subject to change.
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You are typically eligible for admission if you have a 2.0 or higher unweighted high school GPA, are 20 or older with a high school diploma or GED, or have 24 or more transferable college credits.
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Yes, you can complete this entire Bachelor of Arts program 100% online from anywhere. You will dive into the exact same rich, analytical curriculum and learn from the same passionate faculty as our on-campus students. Plus, by declaring this major fully online, you may even qualify for up to $1,000 per semester in dedicated online student scholarships.
Your individual timeline depends on how many classes you take each semester and whether you’re bringing in transfer credits. A student starting from scratch with a traditional full‑time load usually finishes in about four years, while part‑time students can space out their classes to fit around work and life. Your dedicated online success coach will help you build a balanced schedule so you can make steady progress without burning out.
We’re exceptionally transfer‑friendly and want to make sure you get full credit for the college coursework you’ve already completed. We can see how your past general education or elective classes line up with our program requirements. Our transfer advisors will help you make the most of those credits so you can jump straight into your favorite upper‑level literature and media classes.
Because this concentration sharpens your writing, research, and cultural analysis skills, it opens doors to an incredibly diverse range of modern careers. Our graduates excel in fields like digital media production, publishing, corporate communication, public relations, and content marketing. It is also an exceptional foundation for graduate school or entering creative industries as an editor, screenwriter, copywriter, or brand strategist.
You’ll learn to read literature, film, and digital media with the same sharp eye the pros use, analyzing story, image, and sound with advanced critical tools. The curriculum blends American, British, and world texts with pop‑culture studies like comic books, vampire films, and hip‑hop literature. You’ll graduate with a strong edge in cultural literacy, visual analysis, and persuasive storytelling, skills modern employers value across countless fields.
