The English Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield offers the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees, and an undergraduate minor in English. Students may study a wide range of courses in British, American, and World Literature, and a variety of writing courses, as well as courses on different topics in literature and in specific genres.
The department offers courses that can help students prepare for teaching careers, for jobs as editors and writers, or for graduate work at the doctoral level. UIS students can enroll as English majors or minors by taking coursework in a physical classroom or online. Campus-based courses typically meet one or two times weekly for several hours at the UIS campus in Springfield, Illinois.
Additionally, the Online English Program allows students to actively participate in dynamic, diverse, and interactive online learning communities and earn their degrees via the internet. The online program format enables students to complete coursework on their own time and at their own pace within the framework of the traditional semester using the latest networked information technologies. Online students are given increased access to educational resources, academic advisors, and other course-related materials.
