English

Associate Professor Boyle (Chair), Professor Horvitz; Associate Professors Ettari, Gurney, Jansen, Locklear, Revere; Assistant Professors Barya, Forde, Hanson; Senior Lecturers Graves, Pisano; Lecturers Johnson, McGaha; University Fellow Du; Visiting Lecturer Sykes; Writer-in-Residence Cash

A major in English entails a sequence of core courses, elective courses in diverse areas of faculty specialization, and workshops that provide a rich variety of opportunities for students to gain broad knowledge while making connections among disciplines and among peoples and cultures. As students encounter fiction, drama, and poetry, they also learn about various interpretive approaches and cultures, using sociological, historical, political, and aesthetic contexts to understand, appreciate, and explicate literary works of art. As students learn about the art of writing, they also learn how others have used forms of literary expression and about how they can practice the writer’s craft.

English courses demand extensive writing practice, engaging classroom discussions, convincing oral presentations, advanced technological integration, teamwork, sustained reading, independent thinking, a disciplined imagination, self-motivated learning, and persistent investigation. Students majoring in English cultivate versatile skills that can be applied broadly in the workplace and in graduate coursework. The department’s curriculum provides a strong foundation for those planning to teach, to go on to graduate study in English or other fields, or to make a career in writing, business, the nonprofit sector, or any professional career in which writing, thinking, and critical thinking are important.

By practicing the arts of critical thinking, close reading, articulate speaking, and clear writing, students develop and use intellectual capabilities as they acquire and apply lifelong learning skills while inquiring from a range of perspectives, applying knowledge to new settings and finding creative solutions to increasingly complex problems.

University Writing Center

The University Writing Center (UWC) provides support to students writing for any course, as well those writing application letters, personal statements, and creative writing. Writing consultants offer friendly, constructive feedback at any point of the writing process, from brainstorming to revising. Appointments last 30-50 minutes and can be scheduled by visiting http://writingcenter.unca.edu. The UWC is located on the main floor of the library, RAM 136.

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