Overview

Why? Your communication skills will be more fluent, persuasive and precise. Your ability to find solutions will stem from close observation using multiple perspectives, and asking deeper, more interesting questions. And your creative thinking? Exactly.

At Augustana College, you may choose a major or minor in English and Creative Writing, or a major in teaching English. Expressing your ideas and engaging other viewpoints in small class discussions and workshops, you’ll know your professors and other students well, and they’ll know you.

All English courses are writing intensive, because writing is good for thinking, just as thinking is good for writing. The creative writing program is built almost entirely on writing workshops, while other colleges might include only one or two.

Distinctions

Members of the English faculty serve as leaders in interdisciplinary studies and are involved in areas such as environmental studies; the honors program; study abroad; and women, gender and sexuality studies. The creative writing faculty includes award-winning writers in poetry and fiction.

English and creative writing majors gain experience by working as paid tutors in the college’s Reading/Writing Center. Others gain experience in publishing by taking Augustana’s book publishing class and working at Augustana’s East Hall Press.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Developing English Novel

Modernism in British Literature

Empire and Outsiders

Anglophone Literature

Women Writrs & Feminist Thry

American Romanticism

American Realism

American Modernism

Modern American Poetry

Contemporary Literature

Contemporary African American Literature

Writing Poetry

Writing Fiction

Writing Creative Nonfiction

Screenwriting

Literary Residency

Special Top: Global Creative Nonfiction

Forms of Poetry

Forms of Fiction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rock Island, United States

Disciplines

Language Studies Creative Writing View 2641 other Bachelors in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

115

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TOEFL^® IBT

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PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

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Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Other requirements

General requirements

An official high school transcript.

A secondary school report (counselor report).

English language proficiency

Have a teacher, academic advisor or school official send a letter of recommendation for you to Augustana (recommended but not required).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year
Out-of-State

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

53186 USD / year

≈ 53186 USD / year

Living costs

Rock Island

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Distinctions

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Rock Island

Funding

Need help with your student visa?

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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