Major in English
The English major offers students a rich variety of courses in literature, culture, and rhetoric that foregrounds learning from diverse perspectives. You will be joining a collaborative environment with your professors and peers, in which you read, discuss, and write about poetry, fiction, nonfiction, dramatic literature, and theoretical texts. You’ll expand your worldview while sharpening your analytical and communication skills. In addition to the general English major, Wheaton offers concentrations for students who want to focus on a particular area such as literary and cultural studies, writing studies and rhetoric, youth literature, media, and culture, and medieval/renaissance studies. Wheaton English majors become writers, editors, content creators, project managers, analysts, researchers, and more in nearly every profession from publishing and marketing to law and healthcare. They’re also well-prepared for law school or graduate study in English, Creative Writing, library science, and teaching.