英语专业可能是研究生学习，法学院或教学职业的切入点，并为学生提供了许多熟练使用语言的重要专业的准备：出版，新闻，公共关系，广播，政府，非营利性工作，广告和业务。英语为所有学生提供了机会，无论他们的职业兴趣如何，他们都可以通过持续的学习计划来体验世界文学的挑战和乐趣。阅读文学和文学批评可以锻炼批判性思维，写作和交流的技能，并使人们认识到各种观点，这些观点对于学生的职业和个人生活至关重要。学生可以选择各种课程，包括美国，英国和世界文学，当代和早期文学，文化研究，性别研究，创意写作，电影和语言学。
The English major may be an entry point for graduate study, law school, or a career in teaching, and prepares students for many professions in which skillful use of language is important: publishing, journalism, public relations, broadcasting, government, non-profit work, advertising, and business. English offers all students, whatever their vocational interests, an opportunity to experience the challenges and pleasures of the world's literature in a sustained program of study. Reading literature and literary criticism exercises skills in critical thinking, writing, and communication, and builds an awareness of diverse perspectives that will become important in students' professional and personal lives. Students may choose a variety of courses covering American, British, and world literatures, contemporary and early literatures, cultural studies, gender studies, creative writing, film, and linguistics.