English

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The Department of English offers a practical, multidisciplinary and flexible array of courses that prepares students for a variety of career and educational paths. The department’s community of engaged and award-winning scholars offers a wealth of knowledge in a wide range of literature specializations, as well as innovative and interdisciplinary expertise in the fields of print and material culture studies, film studies, Black cultural studies, disability studies, journalism and environmental humanities.

Wh​y UD English? 

  • Read, Write, Live Graduating on time matters. Getting a job matters. But those aren't the only reasons to major in English. Studying English, you will create, analyze, contextualize and explain texts from classic literature to the documents that drive the corporate world. 
  • UD English Education graduates are highly sought after. From 2016-2020, 91% of alumni survey respondents were employed as full-time teachers; approximately 5% were employed in other fields; and the rest were full-time graduate students.

 

Latest News
  • Senior English major Briarra Barnes

    UD’s newest Gilman Scholar

    February 07, 2025 | Written by Grace Kearns
    First-generation college student Briarra Barnes earns prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in the Netherlands
  • Uncovering Black histories at UD

    February 03, 2025 | Written by Amy Wolf
    A virtual tour ties previously overlooked histories to sites on campus. The Black Histories at UD StoryMap traces stories of Black community members, students, faculty members and racial justice activists to specific sites on the UD campus and the greater Newark area.
  • For the Record, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

    January 31, 2025 | Written by UDaily staff
    University of Delaware community reports new honors, publications, presentations

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