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English at Marquette
Learn more about what makes studying English at Marquette a valuable endeavor and an unforgettable experience.
Why English
Gain new insights into the many directions English undergraduate and graduate degrees can take you!
Get Connected!
Learn about the various ways you can connect to your Marquette English community before you graduate – and after!
Be Involved
Get involved at Marquette through departmental, campus-wide, national and international organizations. Our reach is far and wide!

Welcome to Marquette University’s Department of English!

Department News and Events

Undergraduate Programs

3 undergraduate majors: Literature, Writing-Intensive English, and English Language Arts
4 undergraduate minors: Literature, Writing-Intensive English, Creative Writing, and Literature of Diverse Cultures
Graduate Programs
M.A. in British, American and other Anglophone literatures
Ph.D. in British, American and other Anglophone literatures
Department News

Check out our Faculty News to see our faculty's latest publications, presentations, activities, and awards.
Many faculty and students from the English Department participated in the Celebration of Research Poster Session hosted by the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences on November 4, 2019.

Congratulations!

Faculty and student awards and accomplishments.

New books by English faculty.

Announcements

Prospective students and majors: Check out this video of the Department's collaborative poem, "Join Us"!

Check out our Spring 2021 courses, including ESSV, Writing-Intensive and Discovery-Tier courses.

Check out the Department's reading and viewing recommendations to help you get through the pandemic.

More reading recommendations: poems and poets that provide solace and hope, along with faculty reflections.

Read "Poems from a Pandemic Spring," authored by students in Dr. Sorby's Spring 2020 Poetry Workshop.

Read the latest issue of the Marquette Literary Review.

Upcoming Events

Fall Open House/Six-Word Short-Story Contest: Wednesday, October 28, 4-6 p.m Submit your stories by 4 p.m.; join us to read and vote for your favorite stories. Email Melissa Ganz for the meeting link!