English Course Descriptions
Early listings are partial and tentative. For additional information, consult your advisor or the professor offering the class. Descriptions are also posted to departmental bulletin boards in Lee Hall, inside the Main Office (suite 2000) on the second floor. Complete schedules are available on Banner. Complete departmental course listings may be found in the Mississippi State catalogs. Consult with your advisor or the English Department if you have any questions.
Non-majors may be interested in a range of our 2000 and 3000 level courses, many of which satisfy General Education requirements.
Fall 2026
Undergraduate
Freshman Composition Courses (EN 0103, EN 1103, EN 1104, EN 1113), multiple sections
Composition Two-for-One Credit (EN 1173, EN 1113H), multiple sections
EN 1111: English Studies: W 5:00-5:50
EN 2123: Greek & Latin Roots of English, asynchronous online
EN 2203: Introduction to Literature, multiple sections, online options
EN 2213: English Literature Before 1800: TR 2:00-3:15
EN 2223: English Literature After 1800: MW 12:30-1:45
EN 2243: American Literature Before 1865, TR options available
EN 2253: American Literature After 1865, MWF and TR options available
EN 2263: Multiethnic Literatures: TR 9:30-10:45
EN 2273: World Literature Before 1600: MWF 9:00-9:50
EN 2283: World Literature After 1600: TR 12:30-1:45
EN 2363: Introduction to African American Literature: TR 11:00-12:15
LIN 2403: Introduction to the Study of Language, TR options available
EN 2463: Literature and Pop Culture: TR 11:00-12:15
EN 2503: Teaching Grammar: MWF 10:00-10:50
EN 2904: Introduction to Film: TR 11:00-12:15 + T 3:30-5:50
EN 2990: Flash Fiction: TR 12:30-1:45
EN 3303: Introduction to Creative Writing, multiple sections available, online options
EN 3313: Writing for the Workplace, multiple sections available, online options
EN 3343: Science Writing for the Public: TR 11:00-12:15
EN 3414: Crit Writ/Resrch Lit Std: TR 12:30-1:45 + R 3:30-4:20, TR 2:00-3:15 + T 3:30-4:20
EN 3423: Desc English Grammar: TR 12:30-1:45
EN 3513: Women and Literature: TR 2:00-3:15
EN 3903: Intermediate Fiction: TR 9:30-10:45
EN 4111: Portfol & Reflec Writing: M 3:30-4:30
Split level (graduate or undergraduate credit)
EN 4/6123: Grant Writing: TR 9:30-10:45
EN 4/6124: Topics in Film: R 5:00-9:10
EN 4/6133: Feminist Theories: T 6:00-8:50
EN 4/6233: Composition Pedagogy: MW 12:30-1:45
EN 4/6303: Craft of Poetry: MW 12:30-1:45
EN 4/6323: Lit Crit Plato-Pres: TR 9:30-10:45
EN 4/6363: Global Anglophone Literatures: MW 2:00-3:15
EN 4/6403: Introduction to Linguistics, TR options available
EN 4/6453: Methods in TESOL: TR 11:00-12:15
EN 4/6463: Stud In 2nd Lang Acq, asynchronous online
EN 4/6503: Shakespeare: MWF 11:00-11:50
EN 4/6633: Language & Society: MW 2:00-3:15
EN 4/6903: Nineteenth-Century US Literature: TR 11:00-12:15
EN 4/6933: Survey of Contemporary Literature: TR 2:00-3:15
EN 4/6943: Form and Theory of Fiction: TR 12:30-1:45
EN 4/6990: Special Topic in EN - Writing and AI: MW 2:00-3:15
EN 6990: Special Topic in EN - Graduate Writing Center Training: W 11:00-11:50
Graduate Seminars
EN 8103: Graduate Research in English: R 5:00-7:50
EN 8333: Studies in Southern Literature: T 3:30-6:20
EN 8523: Studies in English Literature 1485-1660: W 5:00-7:50