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English
READING, WRITING, CRITICAL THINKING
Join the English Department at UM and be part of its rich tradition in creative writing, the study of literature and the preparation of skilled teachers. The study of English, more broadly, prepares students for a wide range of potential careers. Wherever your life takes you, the skills you learn in reading, writing and critical thinking will be integral to your success.
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Fulbright Fellowships Winners: Dusty Keim BA 2019 and Miranda Morgan MFA 2019
Kingsley Tufts Award in poetry
English Degree Options at UM
- English Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts Minor
- Creative Writing Bachelor of Arts
- Ecocriticism Master of Arts
- English Teaching Bachelor of Arts
- Linguistics Bachelor of Arts Minor
- Literature and the Environment Bachelor of Arts
- Literature Bachelor of Arts
Careers
- Journalism
- Creative Writing
- Copywriting
- Technical Writing
- Science Writing
- Freelance Writing
- Grant Writing
Immersive
Read, write or teach, our students are surrounded by literature and the people who make it.
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The Oval
The undergraduate literary magazine edited by students in the English Department![Cutbank](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/700/683/academics/programs/english/images/cutbank.jpg)
Cutbank
A literary magazine edited by students in the MFA program![Perma Red](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/700/683/academics/programs/english/images/permared.jpg)
Perma Red
A prize-winning novel by Debra Earling, a Native writer born and raised in Montana
![Feast](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/700/683/academics/programs/english/images/feast.jpg)
Savage Feast
A memoir by Boris Fishman, a professor in the Creative Writing program![the oval](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/630/612/academics/programs/english/images/oval.jpg)
![Cutbank](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/630/612/academics/programs/english/images/cutbank.jpg)
![Perma Red](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/630/612/academics/programs/english/images/permared.jpg)
![Feast](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/630/612/academics/programs/english/images/feast.jpg)
The Oval
The undergraduate literary magazine edited by students in the English DepartmentCutbank
A literary magazine edited by students in the MFA programPerma Red
A prize-winning novel by Debra Earling, a Native writer born and raised in Montana