Department of English
FROM LITERATURE TO WRITING TO LINGUISTICS:
EXPLORE OUR MANY EXCITING PROGRAMS
The English Department offers degree-concentrations in a variety of specialized areas of study: literature, creative writing, digital technology, and pedagogy. Information about our Undergraduate Program..
The Department of English offers five minors: Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies, Diverse Literatures and Cultural Studies, English, Linguistics, and Technical and Professional Writing. Information on English Minors.
We offer an M.A. in English and Certificates in Applied Linguistics as well as Technical/Professional Writing. Information about our Graduate Programs.
About Us
The English Department offers a variety of courses in creative writing, linguistics, literature, pedagogy, rhetoric, and technical communication. These courses foster students’ abilities to think critically, to read analytically, and to communicate effectively in oral and written form. Because these advanced literary skills are in high demand, our former students have found careers in fields such as teaching, technical/professional writing, editing, publishing, advertising, public relations, and nonprofits, as well as in business, financial services, and banking. Others have pursued advanced degrees in literature, law, medicine, teaching, and business administration.
recent news
Chadwick Boyd ’93 is a noted food and lifestyle expert whose biscuit tour with celebrity chef Carla Hall has created a buzz. And he got his start right here at UNC Charlotte. Boyd will return to campus Wednesday, Nov. 6, to talk to students about how UNC Charlotte influenced his career. Students can expect to […]
The Department of English notes, with great sadness, the death of Leon Gatlin on October 3, 2019. Prof. Gatlin joined UNC Charlotte’s English Department in 1966 and remained a member of the faculty until his retirement in 2001. A native of North Carolina, Leon earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Wake Forest and […]
The Department of English is very proud to announce that two of the faculty have earned professorships in teaching and civic engagement. Professor Janaka Bowman Lewis, beloved by students and colleagues alike, is the the recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching, a distinction that is timely and well deserved. Mark West, […]
Please visit Room 290 B foe the exhibit: “TOBE: The Story of Rural African American Children in North Carolina” Curated by Dr. Benjamin Filene Chief Curator North Carolina Museum of History 290B Fretwell (in the English Department) Whose story gets told? Who gets to tell it? How do stories shape how we see ourselves and […]
The UNC Charlotte Shakespeare-in-Action Initiative The Theatre Department & the English Department We are delighted to welcome Molly G. Yarn, Ph.D. a scholar in book history, to give a talk entitled: “We Have Lost Our Labour”: Recovering Women Editors of Shakespeare Wednesday, Oct. 2 12:15-1:15 UNC Charlotte English Department Fretwell 290B
Welcome UNC Charlotte English Majors. We have a great set of courses this semester and faculty who are eager to meet you and begin classes. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to come to the Department (2nd Floor Fretwell) and ask.
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Department of English
9201 University City Blvd.
Fretwell 275
Charlotte, NC 28223
Tel: 704‑687‑0011
Fax: 704‑687‑1401
Department Chair:
Kirk Melnikoff [kbmelnik@charlotte.edu]
Associate Chair:
Bryn Chancellor [mchancel@charlotte.edu]
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu ],
Business Services Coordinator
Graduate:
Meghan Barnes [mbarne56@charlotte.edu], Director of Graduate Studies,
Undergraduate:
Clayton Tarr [ctarr2@charlotte.edu], Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gina Karp [Gina.Karp@charlotte.edu], Academic Advisor
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