The B.A. in English is a four-year course of study in which students read literature and learn to write on topics generated by their reading experience. Good writers will become even stronger writers, and less experienced writers will soon become the strong writers that graduate schools and businesses desire. Some students will specialize in teaching English themselves.

English is one of the most versatile of degrees. Graduates of English go on to work in the fields of law, technical writing, web development, library science, business, journalism, creative writing, acting, teaching, and more. Employers of all kinds look for the kind of strong writing and critical thinking skills that an English degree provides.

There are five possible concentrations for English majors:

Literature
Professional Writing
Creative Writing
Pre-Law
Teacher Certification

For more information on these concentrations, you can find more information here: https://www.mga.edu/programs/english-program/index.php

Students can complete most courses and concentrations either in person or online with the exceptions of the Literature and the Pre-Law concentrations. These two concentrations have some classes that are only offered on the Macon Campus.

Connected to the department are several RSO’s (Registered Student Organizations), such as the following:

ARS – The English Honors Society
English Studies Organization (ESO)
The Fall Line Review (literary magazine)

Non-English majors can participate in ESO and The Fall Line Review, but all three are run by English Department faculty.

Many English majors participate in the MGA Undergraduate Conference held each spring. Several English majors have been invited to join the Honors Program and have traveled to state, regional, and national conferences to give papers. Some students have had internships at The Writing Center, and some have presented at Writing Center based professional conferences.

We have a Master of Arts Degree in Technical and Professional Writing.

We also have Graduate Certificates in

• Technical Writing and Digital Communication
• Creative Writing
• Teaching College Writing.

These Graduate Certificates are stand-alone credentials which are also “stackable” with the MA in Technical and Professional Writing.  You can find more information here: https://www.mga.edu/arts-letters/graduate-programs/index.php