Undergraduate Program Overview

Practical, creative, versatile, and engaged.

Through an exciting array of courses in literary and cultural studies, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and linguistics, English majors and minors develop skills, perspectives, and knowledge for a lifetime. The English curriculum at Marquette prepares undergraduates for many career paths in a wide range of fields. English is an ideal choice for students who wish to gain broadly applicable, transferable skills in writing, textual analysis, and critical thinking, while cultivating a deeper understanding of the ways in which literature and language work. Students who wish to study English may choose from three concentrations and four minors and may also participate in the Honors in Humanities Program and the Accelerated Degree (BA/MA) Program. Descriptions of these programs can be found below. For more information or to declare your major, contact Dr. Steve Hartman Keiser, Director of Undergraduate Studies.


Our Majors at a Glance

Side-by-side Comparison of English Concentrations and Student Learning Outcomes

Honors in Humanities Program


Additional Information

Meet our Majors!  (Check out these videos by current students.)

Why Major in English?

Beyond the Classroom

Accelerated Degree Program (BA/MA Program)


Undergraduate Resources