English

Read. Discuss. Write. Publish. Cultivate original, creative, and analytical voices. Participate in a learning community involved in intellectual and artistic practice through a wide range of regular on- and off-campus special events, student readings, visits from authors, and literary conferences.

Overview

Major and Minor Offered

B.A. in English with a Concentration in Literary Studies
B.A. in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing
Minor in English with a Concentration in Literary Studies
Minor in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing

What sets Prin apart?

Whether you aim to critically analyze texts or produce your own work, you’ll find an engaging, professional faculty and a challenging and supportive learning community in the English Department. You’ll think, speak, and write with clarity, invention, and empathy, and you’ll gain transferable skills applicable beyond disciplinary boundaries. Participate in literary conferences, organize on-campus literary events, and edit our online journal, Mistake House, which has been listed as number 4 in Bookfox’s list of “30 Small But Awesome Online Literary Magazines.”

Mistake House is a literary online journal published annually by the Principia College English Department that students take the lead in producing.

Design and edit a professional online journal

Learn more about study abroad opportunities, including the United Kingdom Study Abroad where students study acting, theatre reviewing, research, and literary criticism, using Shakespeare as the central case study.

Study Shakespeare in England

Learn more about study abroad opportunities such as the Prague Study Abroad. During the study abroad, students make connections between creativity, critical thought, and responsible citizenship through creative writing, studio art, and the study of modernist and contemporary Czech literature and visual art.

Write creatively in Prague

After Principia

Principia College English majors enroll in top graduate school programs to study Shakespeare, film, literature, dramatic writing, poetry, digital narratives, game theory, and law. Our graduates also pursue professional opportunities, including in the following careers:

Education
Law
Teaching—from elementary school to college
Writing and editing for print and online magazines and newspapers
Writing for film and television
Public relations
Arts management
Non-profit work

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Study-Abroad Programs

Principia study-abroad programs are open to all majors, and you’re encouraged to apply to any abroad program that interests you—even if the abroad isn’t in your major/minor. Your passport to international learning starts here—Principia College Study Abroad.

Course Catalog

Find complete course listings and program requirements in our Course Catalog.

English

Overview

Major and Minor Offered

What sets Prin apart?

After Principia

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Study-Abroad Programs

Course Catalog

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