The English major at Ball State helps students develop advanced skills in writing, analytical thinking, and creative expression. You can choose from concentrations in Applied Linguistics, Creative Writing, English Studies, Literature, or Professional Writing. Learn more.
Are you interested in becoming not just a teacher, but an English teacher? Ball State’s major in teaching English language arts will prepare you for a career in secondary school teaching. Learn more.
Gain a better understanding of our nation as a whole and black people’s contributions to it by exploring how race, power, and resistance have shaped American society. Learn more.
Our creative writing minor is designed to contribute to your liberal arts and professional education by fostering creative thinking and effective writing. Learn more.
The minor in film and screenwriting delivers a foundation in film theory/analysis while also enabling you to learn the ins and outs of compelling storytelling for the screen. Learn more.
Ball State’s minor in linguistics and global communication introduces you to the scientific study of human language, its structure, its diversity, and its communicative properties. Learn more.
This minor builds a foundation in language and literary studies that you will use again and again throughout your career and life. Learn more.
Ball State’s minor in professional writing prepares you in the genres, styles, and communication practices essential for the contemporary, digital workplace. Learn more.
Our MA in English enables students to connect research and teaching in meaningful ways and to balance breadth of knowledge with specialization. You can choose from concentrations in English Studies, Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, TESOL and Creative Writing.
The certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) offers the skills and knowledge necessary for teaching English to non-native speakers of English both domestically and internationally. Learn more.
Immerse yourself in writing theory and join a community of fellow teachers of writing with this 15-credit certificate program. Learn more.
One of the few certificates of its type in the country, this all-online program will prepare you to teach English in an outreach or community program, a weekend program, or overseas. This program is ideal if your career plans to require a full teaching license. Learn more.