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Western Michigan University provides diverse undergraduate English major options, covering education, creative writing, rhetoric and writing studies, as well as arts and sciences.
The arts and sciences program represents WMU's classic English curriculum, focusing on British and American literature along with language studies. The secondary education track mirrors this but includes specialized training for teaching English and language arts in secondary schools. For aspiring writers, the creative writing program blends conventional literary studies with progressive workshops in poetry, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Alternatively, the rhetoric and writing studies option merges traditional coursework with specialized training in journalistic, feature, and professional writing.