Programs and Courses

The Department of English offers five degree programs--a B.A. degree in English, an M.A. degree in literature, an M.A. degree in TESL, an M.A.T. degree, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing.  In addition the department offers courses in a wide area of English studies--courses in composition and rhetoric, creative writing, linguistics, the teaching of English, as well as literature classes.  Many of the courses taught in the department form part of the general-education (core) curriculum required of all undergraduates. 

Undergraduate Studies in the English department includes all undergraduate courses except freshman composition classes.  These courses lead to a B.A. in English in one of four areas:

For more information, go to the pages describing the programs in Undergraduate Studies or talk to Professor Kerry McKeever (mckeever@uidaho.edu) , the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Most students taking English courses in any given semester are taking writing courses that form part of the Composition Program.  For more information about these courses, consult the pages describing this program or talk to Professor Gordon Thomas (thomas@uidaho.edu), the Director of Writing.  The Composition Program also includes graduate courses in composition theory and rhetoric, as well as undergraduate courses leading to a Writing minor.  The Director of Writing is also responsible for training and supervising the teaching assistants who teach most of the introductory writing courses.

The Director of Creative Writing, Professor Robert Wrigley (rwrigley@uidaho.edu ), has responsibility for the undergraduate courses in creative writing and M.F.A. program at the graduate level.  To learn more about creative writing courses, talk to him or consult the pages about Creative Writing.

Graduate study in English at the University of Idaho involves four programs:

For more information about graduate studies, consult the pages describing these programs.