A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to the English Major

Faculty member and student work together to make buttons at the English Studies Possibilities FairBig news! With dedicated guidance and support from our undergraduate committee, the English department is pleased to announce a brand-new, innovative concentration offering for English majors: Integrated English Studies.

While working closely with a faculty advisor, this concentration allows students to delve into multiple disciplines within English Studies and design a major tailored to exploring personal interests and unique connections across Creative Writing, English Education, Linguistics, Literature, and Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy.

An Integrated English Studies concentrator will forge a unique set of skills as they learn to think and make in ways that span multiple disciplines. This concentration presents that rare chance for students to pursue an interest that refuses to rest comfortably in any one field but can only be fully explored by diving into many.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the Integrated English Studies concentration, students will be able to:

  • Explain differences and overlaps across two or more disciplines within English Studies.
  • Utilize multiple disciplinary methodologies in English Studies to address scholarly, cultural, ecological, political, social, and creative concerns.
  • Synthesize multiple viewpoints in English Studies to meaningfully engage across disciplines and difference.
  • Create independent interdisciplinary approaches in English Studies to deliberately apply gained knowledge and skills in their post-collegiate lives and careers.


Career Pathways

The Integrated English Studies concentration opens doors to an exciting range of careers in which teamwork and collaboration, critical thinking and analysis, and creative communication are greatly valued. Students develop an interdisciplinary, highly adaptable skill-set that can lead to work in several fields and industries— including healthcare, education, marketing and communications, publishing and media, law, hospitality, and more.

Interested in connecting with a faculty member to learn more about the program? Reach out to Professor Dan Beachy-Quick by email at Dan.Beachy-Quick@colostate.edu