western michigan university offers a variety of undergraduate english majors, including options in education, creative writing, rhetoric and writing studies, and arts and sciences.

arts and sciences is wmu's most traditional english program. it emphasizes british and american literature and the english language. the secondary education program is similar, but provides additional training that will prepare students to teach english and language arts at the middle and high school levels. wmu's creative writing program combines the traditional studies with creative writing workshops at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. if students choose this track, they will write poetry, plays, fiction and creative nonfiction. the rhetoric and writing studies program combines traditional courses with focused studies in news, feature and professional writing.