Department Information

ENGLISH (ENGL)

Contact Information:

Department of English The University of Arizona Modern Languages Building, 445 PO Box 210067 Tucson, AZ 85721-0067

Phone: (520) 621-1836 Fax: (520) 621-7397 Email: englchan@u.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

General Information:

ENGL Course Descriptions

Faculty information is available on the department home page.

The Department of English is in the College of Humanities.

See the Composition/Writing Requirements policy for undergraduate education requirements, including First-Year Composition, the Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE), and the Writing Emphasis Course.

See the Center for English as a Second Language site regarding intensive English language training at all levels for students and trainees from around the world.

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Baccalaureate Degree

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or the department office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Majors and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Creative Writing (B.A., M.F.A.)
• English (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
  • B.A. Options:
    • American Literature Option
    • British Literature Option
    • Composition and Literature Option
    • General Option
    • Honors Option
    • Language and Literature Option
• English as a Second Language (M.A.)
• Rhetoric, Composition and the Teaching of English (Ph.D.)

Undergraduate Minors -- minors link to Minor Requirements Reports.

A minor is required in the Bachelor of Arts degree programs.  Students may select any minor from among the list of approved University minors.  Minors available within the department are:

• Creative Writing Minor
• English Minor
• English Teaching Minor

English courses are offered in a number of topics which will allow the undergraduate to experience a wide variety of approaches to and kinds of literature, develop writing skills, and appreciate the nature of the language. As well as courses in the traditional fields of English and American literature, Mexican-American literature, African-American literature, English language/linguistics, composition, and creative writing, the department offers courses in such areas as film and literature, women's studies, folklore, American Indian studies, fantasy, and the oral tradition. Students may participate in the study-abroad program in London. Undergraduate majors in English can expect to attain writing, organizational, and analytical skills which will allow them to pursue careers in professional graduate studies in literature, or in business, law, medicine, and a number of fields of endeavor which demand these skills.

For more information contact the department office listed above.