The English department helps you process and engage the wide range of literary expression through language, literature, and writing.
By studying the aesthetic and moral facets of language, you will practice both the art and responsibility of rhetoric and literature, a balanced and challenging view of the world of English.
Majors
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Literature Major
Explore the riches of British, American, and world literature, using the tools of literary analysis to delve as deep as your curiosity can take you. -
Writing Major
Acquire a wide array of writing skills—fiction and nonfiction, creative and professional—to prepare you for careers in journalism, business, and the arts. -
Linguistics Major
Take hold of the tools that let you analyze our language. As you lay out its components and put them back together, you’ll find yourself looking into what it means to be a human being. -
English Secondary Education Major
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Language Arts Elementary Education Group Major
Minors
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Literature Minor
Add a wealth of literary depth to any major by studying some of the greatest expressions of human experience in the English language. -
Writing Minor
From the elements of style to genre-hopping skills, writing is indispensable to any major and invaluable to your career. -
Linguistics Minor
Examine the many facets of communication and add skills in linguistic analysis to majors like communication, philosophy, or speech pathology and audiology. -
Interdisciplinary Minor in Journalism
At Calvin, we believe that all good writing leads to truth. Learn what it means to be a Christian writer through our interdisciplinary journalism minor. -
English as a Second Language: Non-Education Minor
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English Secondary Education Minor
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English as a Second Language: Endorsement for Elementary or Secondary Education
Prepare to teach English as a second language within the U.S. or abroad. -
Language Arts Elementary Education Group Minor
