In the Information Age, no skills are more valuable than reading and writing. This explains recent employment studies which show growing corporate demand for graduates of English studies programs. Careers in Technical Writing and Teaching English are particularly high growth areas.
At the undergraduate level, IUP students who choose to major or minor in English will develop strong expertise at writing and critical thinking. Students in English also explore a wide variety of literary genres and theories. The IUP undergraduate English curriculum provides options for earning a Bachelor of Arts in English degree, Bachelor of Arts in English/Pre-Law degree, or a Bachelor of Science in English Education degree. See what our students and faculty members are saying about our programs.
At the graduate level, the IUP English Department offers four Master of Arts programs: a Master of Arts/Generalist, a Master of Arts in Literature, a Master of Arts in Teaching English, and a Master of Arts in TESOL. Our department also offers two internationally recognized doctoral programs: Graduate Studies in Composition and TESOL and Graduate Studies in Literature and Criticism.
