Department of English
Our programs and courses focus on clarity in writing, advanced research skills and critical thinking through sustained engagement with literature.
Graduates of our program are able to provide concisely written, compelling material for print and broadcast media. They write and distribute policy and communications in government, business and non-profit organizations. They also develop creative and effective approaches to education.
The study of English provides an ideal basis for further professional education, especially in law, business and the humanities.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota senior Allison Bristol received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study at the University of Pau in Pau, France in the spring of 2019 to fulfill her French Studies minor requirements.
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Professor Benjamin Hagen has been busy this summer! First, he attended the annual conference of The Space Between Society May 30-June 1 in Brookings, SD. The Space Between Society is dedicated to the study of literature and culture between 1915 and 1945 (i.e., between the Wo...
