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Undergraduate students who pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English have an array of degree program options. In addition to a Traditional Emphasis in Literature, we offer undergraduate emphases in Creative Writing in Poetry or Fiction as well as a Technical/Professional Writing Emphasis. Students interested in a teaching career can pursue a Bachelor of Science in Education. Undergraduate students who

are minoring in English have similar options. We offer minors in the Traditional Emphasis in Literature, Creative Writing, Technical/Professional Writing, and teaching. Graduate students pursuing the Master of Arts in English also have several degree program options. In addition to the traditional Literature Emphasis, we offer a Creative Writing Emphasis, a Professional and Technical Writing emphasis, and an emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric. Those who already have a master's degree can pursue a Specialist in Education degree with English as the major teaching field.

05/07/2026

English and Modern Languages end-of-year awards ceremony. Congratulations on some wonderful achievements this semester.
We are so proud of all of our students! 👏

05/04/2026

🔦 May Retirement Spotlight 💫
Celebrating a legacy of teaching, mentorship, and lasting impact.
Professor Martin retires this spring after 11 years at PSU. Her impact stretches far and wide.
Thank you, Professor Martin, for everything you've given to our department and our students.
Wishing you all the best in your next chapter. You will be missed.
💛 🐦‍⬛

05/03/2026

Indie bookstores and cozy cats make small college towns the best!

04/28/2026

The English advisory board met last Thursday, April 23rd. We really appreciate the time and expertise of those serving on the advisory board. The advisory board members able to attend our meeting this year were:
Melissa Fite Johnson (English teacher, Bishop Seabury Academy, Lawrence, and published poet!)
Kelynn Heardt (Career Technical Education Coordinator, Pittsburg High School)
Jeremy Johnson (Program Evaluator, Greenbush)
AnnDee Peterson (Assistant Director, Pittsburg Public Library)
Michaela Ozier (Director, PSU Center for READing)
Kim Hull (Director, PSU Career Services).
We are excited to use our conversations in this meeting to better the English program at PSU.

04/21/2026

Great reading tonight from our students from English, Art, & Comm. Great audience thanks to our host alum, Julie Ramon at Downtown Poetry in Joplin.

04/20/2026

It’s tonight! Please students and alumni, come
Read with us!

Join us on Monday, April 20th at 6pm at Joplin Avenue Coffee Company to celebrate Poetry Month!

04/19/2026

Cow Creek Review at Artwalk. The Poems for a Dollar tradition continues!

04/18/2026

April is National Poetry Month. We’ve been celebrating! Tonight Pittstate students like Mackenzie Clevenger are reading (right now! Go!) at Pittsburg Arts Council + ArtWalk 20th anniversary and Monday we’ll be reading in Joplin with Downtown Poetry at Joplin Avenue Coffee Company (6 pm).

04/14/2026

👏 Exciting news to share!!
English alum Josh Davis has two poems for publication in the upcoming Spring 2026 Ploughshares issue.
Josh says, "I feel very lucky to be in this issue with so many poets I esteem and whose work I admire."
We are thrilled to see our graduates accomplish great things. Congratulations, Josh!! 🎉

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1701 S Broadway Street
Pittsburg, KS
66762

Telephone

+16202354689

Website

http://www.pittstate.edu/department/english/

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