The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

The letter of specialization in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies (WRLS)* helps students to develop a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of writing. WRLS focuses on "everyday" ...

For many international students, English writing courses are a requirement. While such courses can help them polish their definite articles, they can do so much more. Umasankar Patra suggests ...

Professional writing courses allow students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to join a community of professionals who are communication experts in a multitude of workplace settings: ...

UMass students who are not English majors may pursue the Letter of Specialization in Creative Writing by completing the same five-course sequence as Concentrators. (English majors, primary or ...

The Creative Writing Program offers sections of Introduction to Creative Writing during the fall and spring semesters. Each section of EN 202 is limited to fifteen students; these courses do not ...

As a rhetoric and writing studies major or minor, you’ll design a program of study that fits your interests and needs. After completing Introduction to Professional Writing, you’ll fulfill your degree ...

English majors with a concentration in creative writing must satisfy the requirements for the major, including an introductory-level and an advanced-level creative writing course in a single genre ...

Before declaring a minor in Creative Writing, a student must have successfully completed at least two 300-level (or higher) creative writing courses. The required literature courses can be taken ...