UNK offers four English major emphases:
· Writing
Students have a choice of different major and minor combinations they can pursue. Take a look at a few current WRITING students who have seized on the opportunity at UNK to supplement the English major:
Kiley Anderson from Norfolk is majoring in English (writing emphasis) with a double major in Advertising-Public Relations and a minor in Professional Communication.
Haley Burford from North Platte is majoring in English (literature emphasis) with a minor in Professional Communication.
Abner Salas from Grand Island is majoring in English (writing emphasis) with a minor in Creative Writing.
Recently, UNK revised the number of required courses to give student more freedom to add a major, minor, or elective courses. Find out more HERE. This fall 2021 semester, English course offerings with a focus on writing include:
ENG 101 Academic Writing
ENG 102 Academic Writing and Research
ENG 126 First-Year Seminar
ENG 211 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG 214 Beginning Fiction Writing
ENG 234 Reading and Writing about Literature
ENG 311 Advanced Writing
You might also check out books by creative writing faculty at UNK:
Jessica Hollander, In These Times the Home is a Tired Place, short story collection
Available at the Calvin T. Ryan Library Faculty Books (Main Level) PS3608.O484554 A6 2013
Brad Modlin, Everyone at This Party Has Two Names, poetry
Available at the Calvin T. Ryan Library Book Collection (2nd Level) PS3613.O323 A6 2016
Jan Thompson, As We Are: Becoming Art, manuscript
Available at the Calvin T. Ryan Library Book Collection (Second Level) PS3570.H65 A8 2003
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Learn more about opportunities for English majors and minors to
…apply for scholarships HERE.
…major in English +Pre-Law HERE.
…major in English +STEM HERE.
…minor in the English and/or Humanities HERE.
…participate in the Undergraduate Research Fellow program HERE.
…present research or creative writing at the department’s annual conference HERE.
…publish poetry and stories HERE.
…study abroad HERE.
…work as a tutor at the Learning Commons HERE.