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African American Studies
Minor
American Culture and Media Arts
American Studies
Minor
Minor, Asian-American
Anthropology
General Anthropology Track
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Visual Anthropology Track
Minor, General Anthropology
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Asian Studies
Minor, Asian Studies
Minor, Asian-American Studies
Certificate, Asian Business and Society

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Minor
Critical Languages
Minor, Japanese
Certificate, Chinese
Certificate, Japanese
Economics
Minor, Economics
Mathematical Economics
Certificate, Political Economy
Certificate, Management Career
English
Minor
Certificate, Writing
Environmental Studies
French
Minor
Certificate, Foreign Language
Geography and Urban Studies
Minor, GUS
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Certificate, Travel and Tourism
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Certificate, Geog. of Sports Rec. & Tourism Planning
German
Minor
Certificate, Foreign Language
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Classics
Minor
Minor, Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Hebrew
Minor
History
Minor
Italian
Minor
Certificate, Foreign Language
Jewish Studies
Concentration, History
Concentration, Religion
Minor
Latin American Studies
Minor
LASS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies (LGBT)
Mathematical Economics
Organizational Studies
Philosophy
Emphasis, Pre-Law
Minor
Political Science
Minor
Psychology
Minor, Psychology
Minor, Cognitive Neuroscience
Religion
Concentration, Religion and Public Life
Concentration, Religion, a Global Context
Minor
Russian
Minor
Certificate, Foreign Language
Sociology
Concentration, Health Track
Minor, Sociology
Minor, Sociology of Health
Certificate, Health Research
Spanish and Portuguese
Language, Literature, and Linguistics
Language and Professional Studies
Spanish for Education
Minor, Portuguese
Certificate, Multilingual Business and Gov. Studies
Certificate, Spanish
Certificate, Spanish and Latin-Amer. Studies, Business
Certificate, Latin-Amer. Studies, Health & Human Services
Certificate, Latin-Amer Studies
Women's Studies
Minor
Certificate

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  Academic Programs / Liberal Arts

English

Susan Wells, Department Chair
Michael Kaufmann, Undergraduate Chair
Undergraduate English Office: 1030 Anderson Hall
(215) 204 – 7561
engugrad@temple.edu

Note: Department chairs frequently change at the beginning of the academic year.  Students should contact departments for updated information.

Requirements for English Major
Requirements for English Minor
Writing Certificate


Description of Department and Major

The English major helps students develop as readers of interesting, complex texts, including literary texts. Majors read writing from a variety of historical contexts and cultures; this experience builds their understanding of the relation between society and language. English majors become critical and reflective readers, aware of the history and development of writing in English. They are also good, inventive writers, able to analyze problems, to do careful and inventive research, to argue and to evaluate the arguments of others.

The English major is good preparation for a career in writing or editing—of stories, speeches, legal documents, advertising, research projects, poems, grant proposals, essays, or letters. English majors also find careers in publishing and journalism, public relations, business, industry, management, marketing, social services, and government. English is a strong pre-professional major for law, medicine, library science, and teaching.

The English department has a distinguished faculty of nationally known critics, writers, and scholars who will teach you, usually in small classes. You will choose from a range of exciting courses (about forty English courses each semester), and from interdisciplinary programs such as the Five-year Program in English and Education, Temple’s special minor in Business, or a double major in English and any other department throughout the University. Internships are offered with area institutions such as the Temple Press, the University of Pennsylvania Press, the Urban League, WHYY public radio, Philadelphia Magazine, United Way, the Red Cross, Bread and Roses, J. B. Lippincott Publishers, First Union Bank, and the Academy of Natural Sciences. The department offers community-based projects, such as the New City Press and our Institute for the Study of Literature, Literacy, and Culture. There is an active program of readings by resident and visiting writers and artists. Students are active in writing and producing literary magazines: Hyphen is published on the main campus, and The Parable at Ambler.


 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENGLISH MAJOR


 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENGLISH MINOR


WRITING CERTIFICATE

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