该英语课程的使命是通过促进英语，美国和世界文学的清晰写作和批判性阅读，为计划在英语领域从事研究生工作的非专业人士和学生提供服务。该计划为学生提供了从事教学以及文学和语言奖学金的职业准备，还提供了教育，新闻，编辑，技术或创意写作，咨询，广告，销售和法律等专业的背景，我们的毕业生将有效地进行交流我们的毕业生了解文学作品所反映的多样性，我们的毕业生可以分析和评估相互竞争的论点和解释，我们的毕业生可以进行文献搜索以获取和综合信息，我们的毕业生具有语言学和文学知识。
The mission of the program in English is to serve both non-specialists and students planning to do graduate work in English by promoting clear writing and critical reading of English, American, and world literature. The program prepares students for careers in teaching as well as literary and linguistic scholarship, it also provides background for such professions as the ministry, journalism, editing, technical or creative writing, counseling, advertising, sales, and law.<br>Our graduates will communicate effectively.<br>Our graduates understand the diversity reflected in literature.<br>Our graduates can analyze and evaluate competing arguments and interpretations.<br>Our graduates can conduct literature searched to access and synthesize information.<br>Our graduates have knowledge of linguistics and literature.