Department of English

The Department of English at Kennesaw State University is committed to excellent teaching, scholarship, and service to the university and the community. With a diverse faculty engaged in a variety of research approaches, the department models and promotes scholarship that honors humanistic traditions while making a range of contributions to university and civic life.

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Gold Level for Excellence in Assessment

B.A. in English and B.S. in English Education received the highest rating of “Exceeds” on all criteria in the 2023 – 2024 Assessment of Learning Report.

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Course Descriptions

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The English Broadside

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Undergraduate Degrees

Undergraduate Minors

Graduate Degrees

Graduate Certificates

Recent News

• National Council of Teachers of English (NTCE) Award KSU's Dominique S. McDaniel, Ph.D., the Prestigious ELATE Richard A. Meade Award
• Carlos Kelly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English Transforms Research, Life Experience, and Love for Video Games into an Award-Winning Book
• 2024 English Student Poetry Contest Winners
• "Like a Quilt, a Patch at a Time":
  Q & A with Dr. Beth Giddens, author of Oconaluftee: The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley.