Department of English

Contact Information

Alexandra Teague, Department Chair: 200 Carol Ryrie Brink Hall 83844-1102; phone 208-885-6156; englishdept@uidaho.edu; Website: Department of English

Overview

The Department of English offers two undergraduate degrees: a B.A. and a B.S. English majors develop skills in the fundamentals of English composition, creative writing, textual interpretation and analysis, and critical thinking. Students apply these skills across diverse areas of study, including literature and literary theory and criticism, creative writing, professional writing, linguistics and literacy, and film and cultural studies. Students write extensively in all courses and gain speaking experience through oral reports, presentations, and class discussions and plan their curricula according to personal and career goals. International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 4.0.

The Department of English also offers two graduate degrees at the master's level: the M.F.A. and the M.A. Students pursuing the M.A. may emphasize literary studies, linguistics, or studies in composition/rhetoric. Those pursuing the M.F.A. may emphasize fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. 

For admission to the graduate program in English, the student must have a bachelor's degree with a major in English or equivalent preparation and should have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) to be granted full admission. International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 4.0.