English

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The English minor at Avila

English students at Avila combine creative writing and textual analysis to produce graduates who will understand how to communicate with various audiences. Diverse readings highlight social justice and inform students about contemporary social and media issues.

Small classes and immersive courses mean students have many opportunities to develop skills and build their portfolios thanks to hands-on teaching from professors who know what it takes to begin your career.

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HANDS-ON. English minors can tutor in the campus Writing Center, work on Avila’s literary magazine Sound and Fury, and participate in the annual public reading event.
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Be Prepared for Your Career

Incoming first-year students are guaranteed access to an internship or research experience before graduation. Avila English students have completed hands-on learning experiences at: 

  • Blue Valley Northwest High School
  • Literacy KC
  • McCownGordon Construction

Avila graduates are pursuing careers as:

  • Professional writers and editors
  • Teachers
  • Human Resource Officers
Avila graduates choose to work at:
  • The Barstow School
  • Kansas City Voices & KC Voices Youth
  • Reynolds & Reynolds

Transferring to Avila?

We work with you to make the most of your transfer credits so you’re on track to graduate with a bachelor’s degree.

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An Environment to Enhance your Education

Hooley-Bunschu Learning Commons

This is not your mother’s library. State-of-the-art study rooms, public workstations, tutoring services, and access to 50,000 on-campus volumes, plus millions of database articles await you.

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Guaranteed Internship Opportunities

All first-year undergraduate students are guaranteed an internship or research experience opportunity.

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Close to Everything Kansas City

At Avila, you’re only 15 minutes away from world-class museums, historical landmarks, professional sports venues, and centers of culture, commerce, and industry.

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Find Your Mentor

Avila’s faculty will challenge you, inspire you, and become more than just another teacher.

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“My English professors refined me as a person, made me question what I thought I knew and helped me build a passion”

Maxwell Williams, ’15, Assistant Director of Summer Programs & Extended Care, The Barstow School

Contact

Avila University Department of English & Rhetoric, Borserine Hall
11901 Wornall Road / Kansas City, MO 64145 / 816-501-3689

Dr. Amy Milakovic, English Department Chair
P: 816-501-3652 / E: amy.milakovic@avila.edu

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