About the
English Department
The English Department at
Southwest Minnesota State University offers majors in Literature,
Literature/Creative Writing, Communication Arts and Literature/Secondary
Education, and Scientific and Technical Communication. Courses in writing and
literature broaden students' communication skills and general cultural and
aesthetic awareness. The English Department offers a full range of American,
British, and world literature courses but historically has been especially
hospitable to contemporary literature and living writers. Department members
continue to publish books, essays, stories, and poems regularly.