Undergraduate Programs
The English B.A. is comprised of four concentrations: English Education, Linguistics, Literature, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, and three minors in Literature, Linguistics, and Professional Writing & Rhetoric. Additionally, we have three undergraduate certificate programs in Computational Linguistics, Technical & Professional Writing, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Bachelor of Arts in English: Concentration in English Education
Interested in changing the world by inspiring and teaching the next generation of critical readers and writers? In the English Education program, students will develop the subject matter knowledge needed to enter credential programs and become an English language arts teacher at the secondary level.
Bachelor of Arts in English: Concentration in Linguistics
Interested in human language and how we communicate with one another? In the Linguistics program, students will acquire the tools to discover how language structures the way we think and communicate with others and be well prepared for advanced graduate work and/or careers in the tech industry, government and research, translation, forensics, lexicography or advertising.
Bachelor of Arts in English: Concentration in Literature
Interested in the power of literature to expand our minds, to tell us about ourselves and the collective human experience? In the Literature program, students will delve deeply into historically grounded study of English literatures from around the world and become skilled readers and thoughtful critics well prepared for advanced graduate work and/or careers in teaching, public relations, law, advertising or business.
Bachelor of Arts in English: Concentration in Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Interested in how writing can be designed, produced and read to persuade, inform and enlighten? In the Professional Writing and Rhetoric major, students will master the written communication, design and editing skills for employment in almost every field of industry and public life, including technology, business, government and research, and non-profit organizations.
SFSU Accelerated Bachelor's + Master's
The SFSU Accelerated Bachelor's + Master's program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
English (English Education) B.A. + English (Composition) M.A.
English (English Education) B.A. + English (Linguistics) M.A.
English (English Education) B.A. + English (TESOL) M.A.
English (Linguistics) B.A. + English (Composition) M.A.
English (Linguistics) B.A. + English (Linguistics) M.A.
English (Linguistics) B.A. + English (TESOL) M.A.
English (Literature) B.A. + English (Composition) M.A.
English (Literature) B.A. + English (TESOL) M.A.
English (Literature) B.A. + English Literatures M.A.
English (Literature) B.A. + English (Linguistics) M.A.
English (Professional Writing & Rhetoric) B.A. + English (Composition) M.A.
English (Professional Writing & Rhetoric) B.A. + English (Linguistics) M.A.
English (Professional Writing & Rhetoric) B.A. + English (TESOL) M.A.
Minors
Minor in California Studies
The California Studies minor examines the state’s diverse cultures, histories, politics, creative expressions and natural environments. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of California’s complexity and an enduring interest in its changing landscapes.
Minor in Comparative and World Literature
Comparative Literature is a way of studying world literature. It is a literary discipline designed to go beyond the chronological, geographic and linguistic boundaries of individual national literatures.
Minor in Linguistics
At the undergraduate level, students begin to explore the patterns of sounds, words, sentences, and conversations in a variety of languages and speech communities.
Learn more about the Minor in Linguistics.
Minor in Literature in English
The Literature in English minor allows students from any major to explore literature from British, American, and other global traditions in English.
Learn more about the Minor in Literature in English.
Minor in Professional Writing and Rhetoric
The Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) concentration prepares students to be successful workplace writers in almost every field of industry and public life, including high-technology industries, business, government, and research and nonprofit organizations.
Learn more about the Minor in Professional Writing and Rhetoric.
Undergraduate Certificates
Computational Linguistics
Explore computational methods and their theoretical underpinnings including text processing, statistical patterns, part-of-speech tagging, text segmentation and classification, extraction of meaning from texts and machine learning.
Special Study in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Learn foundational skills and knowledge in language acquisition and pedagogy needed for an entry level positions as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, tutor, or instructional aide in a variety of settings in the US and language teaching contexts around the world.
Technical and Professional Writing
Study fundamentals of technical and professional writing. Courses emphasize technical writing, editing, document design, writing for the web, and grant writing. The certificate includes an internship.