凯斯西储大学的本科英语课程是经过精心设计的，可以让学生在选择特定课程时进行广泛的选择。这种灵活性在300种课程中尤为明显。必修课程在开始和结束时都支持该专业，但是在这两者之间，学生在与顾问协商的基础上选择了揭示一个连贯且具有智力趣味的课程的课程。为此，鼓励学生反思自己选择课程的原因，例如在新领域挑战自己，填写有关特定主题的知识，调查问题的历史或写作方式等原因；完成另一个部门的工作。
The flexibility of the undergraduate major allows students to specialize their studies based on their passionsfrom classic literature to graphic novels, from poetry to journalismwhile exposing them to genres and works they may not have previously considered. The department also offers an English major with a concentration in film and minors in English, film, and creative writing.Dedicated to the intellectual curiosity, analytical dexterity, and creative thinking of its students, the Bachelor's degree in English at CWRU fosters reading, writing, and media skills through a broad selection of seminars and research. Our undergraduates combine the study of English and American literature, exploring the craft of poetry, Shakespearean drama, science fiction, the techniques of horror films, the rhetoric of medicine, and the dynamics of novels, plays, short stories, and creative non-fiction.