English Department
- BA in General English
- BA in English Education
- BA in Linguistics
- Minor in CreativeWriting
- Minor in English
- Minor in Linguistics
- Certificate in Literary Editing and Publishing
- Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Honors Program
- English as a Foreign Language
Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
Graduate ProgramsWelcome
Why do students choose an English major? For the many things we study: language, ideas, and theories. We are really six overlapping sub-divisions under one umbrella—the English Department. We study literature, composition and rhetoric, linguistics, editing and publishing, English education, and creative writing.
What can you do with an English degree? Many things. Our graduates work as teachers (elementary through university, in the U.S. and overseas), editors, publishers, writers for television and movies, software publishers, lawyers, doctors, bankers—the list goes on and on.
Whatever combination of our six disciplines you choose to focus on, we'll help you develop communication skills, written and oral. And those skills will open many doors for you.
For more information about our programs, follow the links below, and feel free to stop by the department office in Taylor 209 any time.
What We Do in English
- Creative Writing
- English Education
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Literary Editing and Publishing
- Rhetoric and Composition
Literary Editing and Publishing
Adviser: Jeanne Clark - TALR 122 - 898-6457 - jeclark2@csuchico.edu
Literary editing is where all aspects of the English discipline are put into practical use. This 25-unit certificate program is for people interested in exploring a career in book or magazine publishing, freelance editing, or corporate communications. The interdisciplinary courses in the program will teach you about the publishing processes for various kinds of publications and train you in the procedures and techniques used by professional editors and publishers. Students in the program edit Watershed literary magazine and work as editorial assistants for Flume Press at CSU, Chico. They edit book manuscripts for Naturegraph Publishers and serve internships with publishers in the region and in the Bay Area.