University of Connecticut, English Department Records

The English Department is part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Connecticut. It is committed to informing its majors about literature and literary history and to help them develop the writing and critical thinking skills required for literary interpretation. The English Department likewise prepares graduate students for professional careers in teaching, literary criticism, research, and writing. The department boasts a variety of programs that offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. These include unique areas of concentration such as Irish Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition. Gifted poets, novelists, essayists, and playwrights on the faculty contribute to the literary canon and provide undergraduate and graduate students with courses in creative writing. In its Freshman English courses, General Education courses, and in other upper and lower division courses, the Department serves the university community through its commitment to the teaching of critical thinking, cogent analysis, and clear written expression. Much of the Department’s research is designed to advance knowledge about literature and the cultures from which it has emerged, and to extend the critical approaches and historical perspectives through which literature can be understood and enjoyed.

For more information, please see the Department's website.