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Overview
The study of language and literature deepens self-understanding, opens up the broad diversity of human viewpoints and cultures, hones writing and thinking skills, and intensifies the appreciation of the arts of literature and writing. It disciplines the mind as it teaches skills in critical thinking, research, and communication valued in a wide variety of careers.
The Department of English, under the College of Arts and Humanities at Eastern Illinois University, offers majors in English and English with teacher certification; minors in English, English with teacher certification, professional writing, and creative writing; and the master of arts degree in English.
Departmental Honors Program
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