The English department offers students many ways to meet the challenges of Rockford University’s mission and vision. The courses help students discover the practical value of critical inquiry and intensive textual analysis, consider how different cultural perspectives contribute to distinct ways of viewing the world, and appreciate connections among literary traditions and liberal arts disciplines. Moreover, the school envisions students building on the sense of global awareness they acquire through their course work as they engage with the world outside academia.

Both the major curriculum and the required rhetoric sequence offer strategies for reading, critical thinking, and communication that provide students with a strong foundation for achieving professional success, finding individual fulfillment, and developing a sense of civic responsibility.