Department of English
FROM LITERATURE TO WRITING TO LINGUISTICS:
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The English Department offers degree-concentrations in a variety of specialized areas of study: literature, creative writing, digital technology, and pedagogy. Read More.
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. Read More.
We offer an M.A. in English, an M.A./M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and Certificates in Applied Linguistics as well as Technical/Professional writing. Read More.
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.
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Join us at the Botanical Gardens gazebo on Thursday, April 19th (11:00 am-2:00 pm) for a three-hour celebration of the relationship between gardens and language in honor of Earth Day. We will read poetry and other writings about nature. Stations will be set up for composing about Nature, and a scavenger hunt will ask participants […]
It is with the deepest sorrow that we acknowledge the death of Professor Anita Moss, Professor of English, who taught at UNC Charlotte for 46 years. Dr. Moss was admired and respected by all of her colleagues and loved by virtually every student who was fortunate enough to take a course with her. Her classes […]
Congratulations to Kirk Melnikoff on the publication of his book, Elizabethan Publishing and the Makings of Literary Culture, with University of Toronto Press. Kirk’s deeply researched book explores the influence of the book trade over English literary culture in the decades following incorporation of the Stationers’ Company in 1557. Through an analysis of the often […]
The Center City Literary Festival is on April 14th! Running a full day, with activities for kids beginning at 10:00 am, the Festival includes a renowned group of engaging authors for adults. UNC Charlotte’s Center City Campus is located at 320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte 28202. The Lynx Blue Line stops right near by! Check […]
Sigma Tau Delta Students Nicole Jones, Kelly Brabec, Kristina Riser, MaKalea Bjoin, Sarahan Moser, and Danny Anderson (L-R in photo) attended the Annual Meeting of the Sigma Tau Delta Annual Convention in Cincinnati. The Students coordinated two panels on critical subjects of the day, in conjunction with the theme of the conference: Seeking Freedom. One […]
The Department of English is sad to acknowledge the death of Julian Dewey Mason who was a distiguished scholar of American Literature. Mason, who began his career at Chapel Hill, was Chair of the English Department at UNC Charlotte for many years, helping to shape the program into one of the most distinguished programs on […]
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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:
Paula Eckard [pgeckard@charlotte.edu]
Graduate:
Lara Vetter [LVetter@charlotte.edu], Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Chair
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu], Administrative Support Associate
Undergraduate:
Clayton Tarr [ctarr2@charlotte.edu], Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gina Karp [Gina.Karp@charlotte.edu], Academic Advisor
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu], Administrative Support Associate
