PLU English Major: Writing Emphasis

The English major or minor with an emphasis in Writing offers students intensive practice in imaginative, analytical, and pragmatic modes of writing. Students learn to shape their words for particular audiences and settings, as well as to expand their own creative, stylistic, and interpretive resources. Students develop writing skills in several genres, read a variety of texts extensively and carefully, and reflect on theoretical and practical issues raised in the writing process.

Prof. Rona Kaufman, Writing Center Director

By completing an English major with a Writing emphasis, undergraduates learn to adapt their thinking, inquiry, and writing skills to a range of creative, civic, and professional settings. After graduation, some produce and publish imaginative, informational, or critical writing as freelance writers. Some move into writing positions in science, law, business, or industry. Others find themselves well prepared to pursue advanced degrees in writing or English literary studies.

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