Students majoring in English are introduced to a multitude of cultural, historical, political, and critical perspectives. Students leave the major with increased research skills and heightened theoretical acumen. They also graduate with sharpened analytical abilities, and, of course, a deeper sense of what makes for effective communication, both in oral and written forms, all of which are in high demand in the private and public employment sectors.
As an important complement to our curriculum, most of our majors also participate in a robust Internship program. Interns receive hands-on work experience in such places as ESPN, Amnesty International USA, the Field Museum, McGraw-Hill, NBC, Today’s Chicago Woman magazine, Newberry Library, the Council on American-Islamic Association, and the Daily Herald newspaper, to name but a few opportunities.
CONCENTRATIONS AVAILABLE: Literatures in English, Creative Writing (Fiction, Poetry, or Nonfiction), Film, Media, Performance, and Pop Culture, Professional Writing and Publishing, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Multiethnic English Studies, Rhetoric, Public Engagement, and Language Studies.
Expected September 2026
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
601 S. Morgan St.,
3rd floor UH,
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60607, United States
High school graduates who have never attended another college or university must submit evidence of graduation from an accredited high school or submit passing scores on the General Educational Development (GED) test.
They must have obtained TOEFL iBT - Total Score 80; IELTS Overall Score - 6.5 with a score of subsection minimum as follows: listening 6, writing 6, reading 6, and speaking 6, PTE with a score of 54 (with subsection minimum as follows: listening 47, writing 56, reading 51, and speaking 53).
Application deadline: Fall - First Year Early Action - November 1st, First Year Regular Decision - February 1st. Spring - First Year Regular Decision - October 1st.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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