Integrated English Studies
Design Your Path
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 to pursue an interest of your own that refuses to rest comfortably in any one field but can only be fully explored by delving into many—and to do so with a faculty guide as your primary mentor.
Integrated English Studies Concentration
Creative Collaboration
The brand-new Integrated English Studies concentration allows you to work closely with a faculty advisor to create a major of your design that explores upper-division work in more than one of our five disciplines:
Students in the Integrated English Studies concentration will be able to:
Understand 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
Integrated English Studies Roadmap: Courses & Requirements
English majors must complete a minimum of 120 credits, 42 upper-division credits to graduate. Below, learn more about the requirements for the Integrated English Studies concentration.
- CO 150 College Composition
- E 150 English Studies Symposium
- Two Cross-Concentration classes—choose from the following options:
- E 200 Inquiry-Based Teaching and Communicating
- E 202 Language Use in Society
- E 204 Creative Writing as Transformative Practice
- E 206 Language for Activist Rhetoric & Writing
- E 237 Introduction to Science Fiction
- E 238 Contemporary Global Fiction
- One Introductory Literature class—choose from the following options:
- E 236 Short Fiction
- E 238 Contemporary Global Fiction
- E 240 Intro to Poetry
- E 242 Reading Shakespeare
- E 245 World Drama
- E 270 Intro to American Lit
- E 276 British Literature – Medieval to 1800
- E 277 British Literature – After 1800
- One Methods class—choose from the following options:
- E 301 Framing Texts & Critical Theory in Equity
- E 305 Principles of Writing & Rhetoric
- E 310 Researching and Writing Literary Criticism
- E 320 Intro to the Study of Language
- E 341 Literary Criticism and Theory
- Capstone Course: E 465 Topics in Language & Literature OR E 466 Integrated English Studies
Remaining course selection for this concentration is up to you (in consultation with your faculty mentor)! Choose from courses across English Studies in Creative Writing, English Education, Linguistics, Literature, and Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy.
Earn 18 credits from your choice of upper-division English/Composition electives in consultation with your academic success coordinator and faculty mentor.
As a reminder: This concentration allows students to tailor the English major to their specific interests and develop a program of study that explores multiple disciplines within our department.
Earn 31 credits from your choice of foundational courses offered across the university. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required in all AUCC courses.
Earn remaining credits from your choice of history, social science, arts & humanities, environmental studies & sustainability, and more!
Integrated English Studies concentrators can meet the second field requirement by either completing the second year of a foreign language, or by completing 12 upper-level credits in a cohesive field of study outside of English.
Explore & Engage
Course Highlights
- E 150: English Studies Symposium
- E 204: Creative Writing as Transformative Practice
- E 320: Introduction to the Study of Language
- E 403: Writing the Environment
- E 465: English Studies Capstone
Get Involved
Interested in literary publishing?
Apply for an internship at our undergraduate literary magazine Greyrock Review.
Want to share poetry with your peers? Join our student-run poetry club: Dead Poets Society.
Make friends and create community! Connect with English majors through Inklings, our student-run English social club.
Career Paths
What can I do with this major?
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 skillset that can lead to work in several fields and industries— including healthcare, education, marketing and communications, publishing and media, law, hospitality, and more.
What Are Students Saying?
“Through my time studying English at CSU, I learned the power of communication to bridge divides and amplify voices that have been silenced. Understanding others is not just a skill, but an act of empathy and resistance. I hope to bring this mindset to my future endeavors, advocating for equity and creating spaces for acceptance. “
~ Max Pohl, BA English: Creative Writing
“What I love most about being an English major at CSU is how tight-knit our department is. There’s such a strong sense of community in every classroom I step into. With the support of my amazing peers and professors, I’ve learned how to use my voice and have grown more confident in my creativity.”
~ Annie Ness, BA English: English Education
“Joining the English department at CSU was the best decision I’ve made in my college career. I’ve met so many people—undergraduates, grad students and professors—that have changed my outlook on both my professional and personal life and inspired me to seek a career in academia. I am so grateful to be in a department filled with so many wonderful thinkers and beautiful souls.”
~ Willow Engle, BA English: Creative Writing
