Department of English

Marianne Montgomery, Chair, 2201 Bate Building

The Department of English offers a bachelor of arts degree in English, minors in English, Creative Writing, Film Studies, and Linguistics, and certificates in Business and Technical Communication and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. English faculty also teach in interdisciplinary programs in Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Great Books, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

In English courses, students develop analytical and writing skills and theoretical and practical knowledge of topics such as: how texts, words, and images shape lives, cultures, and societies; how literature and film help us to grapple with what it means to be human in a complex world; how people learn languages and how languages develop; how texts are created and published; how to communicate persuasively within and outside organizations; how smart critical thinkers find, read, process, and analyze data; and how to use technology proficiently.

Faculty

• Department of English Faculty  

Programs

• English, BA

• Business and Technical Communication Certificate
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate

• English Honors

• Creative Writing Minor
• English Minor
• Film Studies Minor
• Linguistics Minor

• Summer Study Abroad Programs

Courses

• ENGL 1000 - Appreciating Literature
• ENGL 1100 - Foundations of College Writing
• ENGL 1200 - Composition
• ENGL 1500 - Topics in Words, Images, and Ideas
• ENGL 2000 - Interpreting Literature
• ENGL 2100 - Major British Writers
• ENGL 2200 - Major American Writers
• ENGL 2201 - Writing about the Disciplines
• ENGL 2230 - Southern Literature
• ENGL 2400 - World Literature in English
• ENGL 2420 - The Short Story
• ENGL 2570 - The Supernatural
• ENGL 2815 - Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENGL 2830 - Writing and Style
• ENGL 3000 - History of British Literature to 1700
• ENGL 3010 - History of British Literature, 1700-1900
• ENGL 3020 - History of American Literature to 1900
• ENGL 3030 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies
• ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Professional Writing
• ENGL 3070 - Shakespeare: The Histories
• ENGL 3080 - Shakespeare: The Comedies
• ENGL 3090 - Shakespeare: The Tragedies
• ENGL 3240 - US Latino/a Literature
• ENGL 3250 - Native American Literatures
• ENGL 3260 - African American Literature
• ENGL 3280 - African Literature
• ENGL 3290 - Asian American Literature
• ENGL 3300 - Women and Literature
• ENGL 3330 - Early Twentieth-Century Drama
• ENGL 3340 - Contemporary Drama
• ENGL 3410 - Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 3460 - Topics in Literature and Mythology
• ENGL 3470 - Topics in Popular Literature
• ENGL 3480 - Science Fiction
• ENGL 3490 - Satire
• ENGL 3570 - American Folklore
• ENGL 3600 - Classics from Homer to Dante
• ENGL 3630 - The Bible as Literature
• ENGL 3640 - Literature and Religion
• ENGL 3660 - Literature and Film of Environmental Crisis
• ENGL 3810 - Advanced Composition
• ENGL 3820 - Scientific Writing
• ENGL 3830 - Introduction to Play Writing
• ENGL 3831 - Plays from the Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 3835 - Persuasive Writing
• ENGL 3840 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
• ENGL 3841 - Poetry from the Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 3850 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
• ENGL 3851 - Fiction from the Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 3860 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
• ENGL 3861 - Creative Nonfiction from the Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 3870 - Introduction to Editing and Publishing
• ENGL 3875 - Peer Tutoring
• ENGL 3880 - Writing for Business and Industry
• ENGL 3885 - Writing and Document Design
• ENGL 3890 - Critical Writing
• ENGL 3895 - Topics in Technical and Professional Writing
• ENGL 3950 - Literature for Children
• ENGL 4000 - Introduction to Literary Theory
• ENGL 4010 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 4020 - Chaucer
• ENGL 4030 - Milton
• ENGL 4040 - Literature of the New World to 1820
• ENGL 4050 - Prose and Poetry of the English Renaissance
• ENGL 4091 - Shakespeare: Topics
• ENGL 4100 - Seventeenth-Century Literature
• ENGL 4110 - Topics in English Drama to 1800
• ENGL 4120 - Eighteenth-Century Literature
• ENGL 4150 - The Romantic Period
• ENGL 4170 - Victorian Literature
• ENGL 4200 - American Literature, 1820-1865
• ENGL 4230 - North Carolina Literature
• ENGL 4250 - American Literature, 1865-1920
• ENGL 4300 - Recent British and American Writers
• ENGL 4340 - Ethnic American Literature
• ENGL 4370 - Literature and Environment
• ENGL 4380 - Studies in African American and African Diaspora Literatures
• ENGL 4510 - Directed Readings
• ENGL 4520 - Directed Readings
• ENGL 4530 - Special Topics Seminars
• ENGL 4540 - Special Topics Seminars
• ENGL 4550 - Senior Honors Seminar
• ENGL 4555 - Senior Honors Seminar
• ENGL 4780 - Technical Writing
• ENGL 4785 - Project Management in Professional Communication
• ENGL 4830 - Advanced Script Writing
• ENGL 4835 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4840 - Advanced Poetry Writing
• ENGL 4850 - Advanced Fiction Writing
• ENGL 4860 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing
• ENGL 4885 - Digital Writing
• ENGL 4890 - Practicum: Careers in Writing
• ENGL 4891 - Practicum: Careers in Writing
• ENGL 4930 - Film: The Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 4940 - Multicultural and Transnational Cinema
• ENGL 4951 - Topics in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
• ENGL 4999 - English Professional Seminar

• FILM 2900 - Introduction to Film Studies
• FILM 3900 - American and International Film History, Part I
• FILM 3901 - American and International Film History Part II
• FILM 3920 - Film Theory and Criticism