Academic Degrees & Programs
English Degrees & Programs
English majors have long contributed successfully to cultural, political, educational, business, and community leadership. You will start by doing what you love: reading, writing, analyzing, and discussing what you’ve read and written. What happens because of these activities is crucial to long-term professional success. The insights you develop from these activities contribute to clear and audience-aware communication; critical thinking for problem-solving; innovative and creative ideas and insights; empathy that contributes to inclusiveness; resourceful research abilities; and insight into cultural and historical contexts.
Undergraduate Degree Programs
For information about Undergraduate Degree Programs in English, visit the program page.
Undergraduate Minors
First-Year Rhetoric & Writing Program
Rhetoric is a discipline that examines diverse forms of persuasion across genres, cultures, and historical moments. Rhetoric is also an art that enables people to communicate clearly and effectively in many different modes.
When you take the First Year Rhetoric & Writing Program (FYRWP) at UCCS, you’ll explore rhetorical and writing theories and processes. You’ll use what you learn to analyze and produce written, oral, visual, and digital texts. These courses will help you to strengthen your critical thinking and communicative skills, and they fulfill the core writing course requirements in UCCS's Compass Curriculum.
Writing Center
The Writing Center helps students work on any writing project. Our center is open for both in-person and online appointments. We are also a nice semi-quiet space to stretch out, study and get some free coffee and tea.