Earn Your Bachelor's Degree in English Online

Businesses know that English majors are good communicators and are trained to approach problems creatively and from multiple angles, skills that are highly valued in many professional and creative realms. This online English degree program will help you prepare for your career in this way, as well as help you develop a deep and flexible understanding of human expression, a lifelong benefit in both practical and cultural terms.

You can tailor your studies to your interests and future career goals by choosing one of three concentrations:

  Creative Writing  -  View Requirements
Develop your own creative writing voice while learning from faculty who are award-winning writers themselves. Gain a deep understanding of the great writers and works of the past.

  Rhetoric and Writing Studies  -  View Requirements
Enhance your professional value by learning to write effectively in the workplace.  Master written communications by applying effective strategies and techniques.

  Topical Studies  -  View Requirements
Learn how to think critically about literature and culture within a specific topical area that will be determined by you and your adviser.

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