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The Department of English teaches students how to think critically, communicate clearly, and create fearlessly. Equipped with a versatile and interdisciplinary liberal arts education, our students emerge from our classrooms well-prepared to navigate the complex landscape of the current moment.
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Undergraduate Programs
Our English major and minor programs train students in key approaches to analyzing literature and media, the structures and effects of the English language, and theories and practices of writing from the creative to the professional. Find details about our B.A. program, honors program, and minors.
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Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs offer an extraordinary depth and range of expertise with highly individualized professional and pedagogical mentorship. Find details about our M.F.A., M.A., and P.h.D. programs.
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Meet our faculty, staff, and graduate students. Our 50-plus tenure-track faculty are first in their fields, with a wide-ranging and award-winning body of work in digital media, scholarly essays, and books, novels, short stories, and poetry. Our professional-track faculty teach a diverse range of courses and make significant contributions to our education goals and research expertise.
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Why UMD English?
Located just 10 miles from Washington, D.C., we have easy access to the city’s rich cultural and scholarly resources, including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the National Archives. Our department champions innovation, diversity, and flexibility in pursuit of higher education. By enrolling in our program, students join an exciting, diverse, engaged, and thriving intellectual community.
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The University of Maryland Department of English takes heart in our common pursuit of literature and language as vital to crossing the boundaries of difference. It makes us discerning about language and its effects. It drives us to question ourselves and to empathize with diverse identities. And it helps us compose a better world. Your gift will make a difference in the educational experience of our students. Thank you for your generosity.
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