Welcome to the website for the University of Texas at Arlington's Department of English. In this space you will find information for prospective undergraduate and graduate students. You can also find information about our faculty and course offerings. In our department we offer a number of versatile minor, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Our Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Arts in English with Teacher Certification. We also offer Minors in English, Writing, and Creative Writing.

We also offer graduate degrees in English. The Master of Arts program in English is designed to enable students to learn about, critique, and work in teaching, scholarship, writing, or other fields which value a strong background in language, rhetoric, and the study of culture through texts. It provides a strong grounding in scholarly methods and in theory, making it an ideal preparation for doctoral study in disciplinary or interdisciplinary programs. Our Ph.D. program emphasizes rigorous critical study in the fields of rhetoric, composition, critical theory, cultural studies, pedagogy and literary studies. Rather than offering separate tracks, the program allows the student in consultation with the Graduate Advisor and the student's dissertation committees to design a program of work that best suits their particular scholarly interests and career goals.

Our faculty is composed of experts in various fields of languages and literature. With us you will find some of the foremost experts in nineteenth century culture, utopian studies, animal studies, and other fields of study related to the discipline of English studies. The approach of the department is interdisciplinary by nature. By looking at literature and relating it to our contemporary world, we encourage students to think critically and make connections that will help them understand the world we live in through new and exciting perspectives.

Our student population, like our faculty, is diverse in their age and interests. There are a number of students who are returning to college after taking a break, as well as students who have just graduated from high school. Whether you are a student who is interested in the rhetorical aspect of language or the literary perspective to texts and culture, we're sure you'll fit right in. We hope you'll stay a while, explore our page, and consider applying with us.

If you have any questions about our department, send your inquiries to our administrative assistant, Tammy Dyer, at tdyer@uta.edu

IImage: Professor Shelley Christie's sophomore literature class on the gothic dressed as novelistic characters for Halloween.