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http://www.uoregon.edu/~engl

Undergraduate degrees: B.A, B.S.,
Undergraduate Minor

It isn’t just Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

At the University of Oregon, the Department of English is committed to cultivating a sense of community. The curriculum includes writing and literacy, world literatures, and folklore. The Center for Teaching Writing, also housed in the department, provides a resource for all students on campus who need help with writing. In the computer lab students can communicate with faculty members and English majors about writing.

If you have strong writing skills, you might be able to work in the department as a writing associate, someone who provides peer support on writing assignments, projects, and theses. The English department encourages and supports the associates by partnering them with a faculty sponsor and providing an associate director who oversees the program.

The English department also houses the film studies and folklore programs. You can take courses that explore the literature of a variety of ethnic groups, or focus your area of study on the feminist experience. The department incorporates American and British literary traditions, while reflecting the growing interest in world views and cross-cultural studies. Course offerings and faculty research interests illustrate these changing perspectives.

At the same time, English remains a subject steeped in tradition. Here at the University of Oregon, the English department strives to maintain that tradition while modernizing its scope. You can study eighteenth-century literature, Native American representation in film, modern literature, and pop culture. You can hone your writing skills as well as steep yourself in literature. The composition program offers electives in many specific types of writing such as technical, science, and business writing. The department strives to offer a curriculum that is interesting, elegant, and practical.