About

We specialize in Literature, Film and Media, Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, and Technical Communication.

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Meet Our Faculty

Our department’s faculty are award-winning authors, scholars, poets, and essayists who bring a breadth of expertise into the classroom. Their courses help students hone their crafts, developing the abilities to analyze texts, express themselves in different media, and adapt to the future. Our flexible curriculum provides a broad foundation in the Humanities while also encouraging students to pursue their individual passions among several different concentrations and minors.

Program Information

TXST English majors, minors, and concentrations prepare students for any job that requires communication, persuasion, or research. Creators who can adapt, while presenting unique, diverse, and distinct voices, are more important than ever. Independent thinking, rhetorical dexterity, and the ability to analyze, edit, and revise have always mattered, but they are vital skills for today’s workplaces and communities.

 

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Student Goals

What TXST English students create is limited only by their own imaginations. Courses cover a range of texts—from medieval literature to pop culture—through a range of approaches. Students in English analyze literature, rhetoric, technical documents, film, and other media, and they express themselves in a variety of contexts while exploring big questions about life, meaning, and value.

What will you do with your TXST English degree?

Alumni work in sectors that include but are not limited to:

  • publishing
  • media and entertainment
  • content creation
  • social media
  • journalism
  • education
  • instructional technology
  • publishing
  • media and entertainment
  • content creation
  • social media
  • journalism
  • education
  • instructional technology

Our alumni are also well prepared for graduate training, from Ph.D. programs to law school to MFAs.