Department of English

Location: Building 8, Room 2601
Phone: (904) 620-2273
Web Address: www.unf.edu/coas/english
Dr. Tru Leverette, Chair

Undergraduate Program

The Department of English at the University of North Florida offers courses in American, British, and world literatures; creative, professional and public writing; drama; film; and documentary production. The department offers the B.A. in English and a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration. The department also offers the following minors: Creative Writing, Film, and Literature.

Graduate Program

The Department of English offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English, a Concentration in Composition and Rhetoric, a Concentration in Creative Writing, and an Accelerated B.A. to M.A. program. Graduate students can enjoy reading from a range of British, American, and world traditions, honing their critical reading and writing skills, and enjoying the pleasures of sophisticated literary discussion. In addition, students can take courses that ground them philosophically and pedagogically in the history of rhetoric, a sure way to deepen one's understanding of the practice of writing. Finally, students can enroll in graduate teaching practica, gaining experience by teaching others under the tutelage of an experienced professor. The M.A. in English offers multiple routes for preparing students for a diverse number of career fields. The program entails eleven courses (33 credit hours).

UNF Writing Program & Center

UNF’s Department of English houses the Writing Program and Center (WPC). The WPC supports various writing interests and aims across the university and its fundamental pedagogical values center on concepts of care, consideration, confidence, and competence in the teaching and learning of writing.

Visit the Writing Program & Center website and explore how the program is integrated throughout various areas of your academic experience at UNF.