• The English Department of Mississippi State University offers the Master of Arts degree in English Language and Literature, as well as the Bachelor of Arts degree and an undergraduate minor.
• The department offers a concentration and a graduate level emphasis in Creative Writing and offers a certificate and a graduate level emphasis in TESOL, the teaching of English as a second language.
• The department is home to the student-edited literary journal, the Jabberwock Review, as well as the esteemed literary journal, the Mississippi Quarterly.
• The department provides a Writing Center, open for use by all Mississippi State students and staffed by English Department graduate students.
• The department also provides required classes in English composition and English language and literature to the general student body.

Mission Statement

• Graduate Faculty
  
  
• Instructors
  
  
• Lecturers
  
  
• Teaching Assistants
  
  
• Office Staff

Class Offerings

• Course Descriptions - 2010 Offerings
  
  
• Course Descriptions (catalog)
  
  
• Mexico TESOL: Study Abroad, Summer 2010
  

Graduate Studies

• The Graduate Program
  
  
• Course Descriptions - 2010 Offerings
  
  
• Applications
  
  
• Scholarship Applications

Undergraduate Studies

• The Undergraduate Program
  
  
• Course Descriptions (catalog)
  
  
• Applications
  
  
• Scholarship Applications

Concentrations and Programs

• Creative Writing
  
  
• TESOL certificate program
  
  
• TESOL M.A. Emphasis
  
  
• Linguistics M.A. Emphasis
  
  
• Linguistics Undergraduate Concentration
  
  
• Composition Program

Friends and Alumni

• 2010 Rhymes & Reasons Departmental Newsletter
  
  
• Support our Mission
  
  
• College of Arts & Sciences Projects and Initiatives

News

• News & Events
  
  
• Mexico TESOL: Study Abroad, Summer 2010
  
  
  
  

Publications

• The Mississippi Quarterly
  
  
• Jabberwock Review
  
  
• Poetry and Fiction from Past and Present Faculty Members

Resources

• Sigma Tau Delta honorary
  
  
• Writing Center
  
  
• MyCourses
  
  
• Literature and Writing Resources

For New Students
and Prospective Majors

• Majoring in English
  
  
• Scholarship Applications
  
  
• Careers in English
  
  
• Celebrated English Majors
  
  
• Tech Breakthrough: The BOOK

• Transfer students majoring in English at Mississippi State will wish to keep these requirements in mind as they plan their schedules.
  
  
• See the Undergraduate Studies page for further information on English at Mississippi State.
  
  
• General information for transfer students is found in the Office of Admissions and Scholarships.
  
  
• English requirements beyond the freshman composition level vary greatly from department to department. Students in other areas should consult their advisors regarding requirements and transfer of credit.