The Department of English offers an excellent three- and four- year degree program in English Literature, combining courses in British, Canadian, and American Literature, as well as offering a taste of worldwide literatures. The Department has integrated these more traditional literary studies with a parallel option in Rhetoric and Media Studies, which allows students to develop related technical and professional talents. .

            There is much crossover between the two options, and students can also take either of the two options--ELIT or ERMS--in combination with another discipline outside of English for a Combined Concentration. The Department of English also offers special interest courses in Women’s Writing, Creative Writing, and Popular Literature and Culture, among others. Many of our students obtain substantial success in various professional programs, graduate studies, and, especially, teaching. Our integrated, diverse program aims as well to prepare students for the increasing range of careers which require skills combining writing proficiency and a humanities-based education with technical expertise. The English department also helps to support an interdisciplinary M. A. degree in the Humanities at Laurentian.