The English and Philosophy Department offers students chances to study literature, philosophy, composition, creative writing, folklore, gender studies, and rhetoric. This study is firmly within the liberal arts tradition. Additionally, students have the opportunity to contribute to and help produce department publications for creative writing and for argumentative writing. Students may also have the chance to join the Ethics Bowl team or work as a tutor in the writing lab.

The work of the department is divided into four centers for areas:

• Composition: Students can take general education classes like ENGL 1010 Expository Composition E1 and ENGL 2010 Intermediate Research Writing E2. Developmental, honors, tutoring, and a 3000-level professional writing class are available as well.
• Literature: Students can choose GE-credit literature classes that cover a wide range of topics: American, British, world, ancient, gothic, science fiction, and many others.
• Philosophy: Students can choose GE-credit philosophy classes that focus on ethics, business ethics, world religions, and others.
• Creative Writing: Students can take a GE credit introduction to creative writing course as well as genre-specific creative writing classes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.