Department of English and Language Studies

Language is a powerful tool; it allows us to express ourselves, connect with others, and communicate ideas. If you love crafting your writing word by word, getting lost in the works of Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, and Virginia Wolfe, or learning to communicate in brand new languages, English and language studies at Indiana University Kokomo might be a good fit for you! In the Department of English and Language Studies, you’ll develop practical skills you can take with you like thinking critically, communicating clearly, writing persuasively, researching effectively, and reading analytically.

When you choose to become a part of the Department of English and Language Studies, you have all kinds of exciting course options. Love movies? You can take courses in film studies. Want to improve your craft in your preferred writing genre? Enroll in courses in creative writing, creative nonfiction, and rhetoric. Been known as a bookworm your entire life? Sign up for courses in American, British, and children’s literature, and more! In our department, we offer a Bachelor of Arts in English, Spanish studies, an Irish studies minor, and several English minors.

As a student in the Department of English and Language Studies at IU Kokomo, you can find your place in our many student organizations, like working as an editor or contributor to the campus-wide writing and research journal, Field!