BA in English - Literature and Language in Lubbock United States | Texas Tech University

The English Department is dedicated to enhancing students' reading and writing capabilities, deepening their grasp of modern discourse and literary traditions, and honing their creative and analytical skills through outstanding research, instruction, and community engagement. Our faculty focuses on both text analysis and creation, along with pioneering scholarship and teaching that bridges literature, linguistics, creative writing, composition, rhetoric, and technical communication. Students will cultivate critical perspectives on literature, language, culture, and technology while mastering diverse, refined, rhetorically powerful, and ethically sound forms of oral and written communication.

The English program comprises 120 semester credit hours, covering core curriculum, major requirements, and a minor. Majors must select a specialization in literature and language, creative writing, or the secondary education teaching certificate. Up to 9 advanced transfer credits in English can be applied toward the major. Literature and language concentrators examine diverse literary periods and genres, developing critical and analytical skills for evaluating both texts and language. This specialization equips graduates for careers in education, public service, and business, as well as advanced study in fields demanding strong literacy skills like law, medicine, and commerce.