Courses
Current and Recent Course Offerings
While we make every effort to provide up-to-date information below, there may be changes to the schedule that might not yet be reflected on these documents, and students should confirm with the University's main Online Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date meeting times when selecting their courses.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions | Graduate Course Descriptions |
Fall 2025 | Fall 2025 - coming soon! |
Summer 2025 | Summer 2025 - No offerings |
Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
Fall 2024 | Fall 2024 |
Summer 2024 | Summer 2024 - No offerings |
Spring 2024 | Spring 2024 |
Fall 2023 | Fall 2023 |
Spring 2023 | Spring 2023 |
Fall 2022 | |
Spring 2022 | |
Fall 2021 |
Transfer Courses
For English Majors and Minors
Please visit the Transfer Credit page within the Department of English's English Undergraduate Student Resources intranet site.
For Non-English Majors and Minors
If you have taken or are planning to take an English course at an institution other than Carnegie Mellon University and would like to know if you can receive credit for it, please fill out our English Transfer Credit Request form. Courses for evaluation may include those which focus on creative writing, film and media, gender studies, digital humanities, literature, communication, and writing in general.
What Courses Count for My Requirements?
For undergraduate students looking to see which of our courses count for specific Department of English major/minor requirements, please use the search tool below or the public URL. Note: Summer and Fall 2025 data will be available via the search tool on Tuesday, 3/18/2025.
More Course Info
Learn more!
Andreea Ritivoi, William S. Dietrich Professor & Department Head, discusses the value of the humanities and of the Department of English. Please visit our YouTube page to learn more about our courses from the faculty who teach them.
All University Courses
For an up-to-date list of classes currently offered at Carnegie Mellon, check the University's Schedule of Classes web site.
Need Help?
To discuss which courses will help you meet your academic, personal, and professional goals, please make an appointment with your advisor.
Undergraduate students, please contact Laura Donaldson.
Graduate students, please contact Jen Loughran.