We offer
Individualized Attention
Active Learning & Research
Classes dedicated around active learning in research, creative endeavors, and historical archives
Communities & Connections
Establishing connections through clubs, mentoring, guest speakers, and networking events
Degree Areas
english ba
Our flexible English major offers four programs of study: Literary Studies, Creative Writing, English Education, and Popular Culture.
Film Studies BA
Innovative Bachelors of Arts in Film Studies, as well as a Minor in Film Studies, & two filmmaking Minors in Fiction Filmmaking and in Documentary Production.
Creative Writing Minor
The creative writing minor offers students a program that blends foundational work in literary studies, exploration of creative writing in multiple genres, and a focused capstone experience.
Popular Culture Minor
english Ma
Provides students with a comprehensive grounding in literature, critical theory, and a variety of research methodologies. Designed to develop the skills associated with literary and cultural criticism, as well as editorial, research, writing, and teaching skills.
English PHD
Our doctoral program offers advanced study of English, and global Anglophone literature in a range of theoretical orientations and interdisciplinary, cross-field areas of study in combination with the historical periods that have generally defined the study of national literatures.
Featured News
MSU English Professor Receives National Award to Support Book about South Asian American Experiences
Michigan State University Associate Professor Divya Victor received a national Creative Capital Award for literature to support development of her upcoming book of essays, “Kin.” Victor is part of the MSU Department of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program. Creative Capital awarded $2.45 million in project grants to
New Writers’ Studio on Campus Gives MSU Students Space for Creative Work and Community
Michigan State University Associate Professor of English Divya Victor had long noticed that writing students didn’t have a space on campus where they could feel comfortable and centered to fully concentrate on their thoughts and words. “Writing is a somatic practice, which means it integrates the body, the mind, society,
MSU English Doctoral Program Ranks in Top 25 Nationally for Minority Student Enrollment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ranked Michigan State University’s English Doctoral Research Program in the Top 25 nationally for total minority student enrollment (No. 22) and all-races combined enrollment (No. 23) in 2022-2023 as part of its Top 100 Degree Producers ranking. “The discipline of English as a whole is