Why English Language and Literature At USK?

In the English Language and Literature concentration, students pursue transformative wisdom through discussing and writing about great works of literature. The life-giving disciplines and habits of mind gained through literary study promote clarity of thought and excellence in the verbal arts of writing and speaking. Literature also represents the most expansive synthesis of thought and imagination, and through the study of such authors as Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, John Milton, Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, and T. S. Eliot, students are invited to an enlarged vision of God, themselves, their neighbors, and creation. Because English students become very strong readers and writers, degrees can lead to careers in education, writing, technical writing, editing, content creation and editing, human resources, public relations, and grant writing. English students are also well-positioned to pursue graduate studies in a wide variety of disciplines, including medicine and law.