Department of English
Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
The foremost authority on Stephen Crane delivers a definitive biography
Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
The foremost authority on Stephen Crane delivers a definitive biography
Video: MFA Arts + Crafts Exhibit
MFA students present work inspired by creative nonfiction course
Vaccination Research Group explores controversy
English faculty and students form interdisciplinary research group
A University Exemplary Department
Giving Voice
Through its teaching, research, service, and outreach missions, the Virginia Tech English Department promotes the study of language and literature in all its forms. Through this study, our goal is to give voice to our students, our communities, and the people and organizations we study—to help them be heard.
Underlying our mission is the recognition that individuals and societies create and transform themselves in and through language—that language is the primary means by which all people express themselves, make sense of the world, frame questions, deepen understanding, cultivate aesthetic awareness, solve problems, and take action. Recognizing the power of language in this way allows us to recognize the individual and collective power of people through their use of language. That is why our mission--our calling--is Giving Voice.
Programs
Undergraduate English Major
The Department of English offers a major with three options for specialization.
Graduate Programs in English
The Department of English offers three graduate degrees.
Composition Program
The Department of English is home of the university's Composition program, where students learn writing strategies, critical thinking skills, and rhetorical approaches to communication in the classroom and beyond.
Curriculum for Liberal Education
The Department of English offers a number of courses that fulfill requirements in various areas of Virginia Tech's Curriculum for Liberal Education.
Interdisciplinary Programs with an English Component
Several minors offered by other departments within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences contain an English component.
Images: Cover of Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire © Belknap Press • Still from "Exhibit: Arts + Crafts" © Virginia Tech Libraries • "Vials" © Sunofi Pasteur, used under CC BY / modified.
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elautens@vt.edu
Alumni News
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We would appreciate information about what you have been doing since leaving Virginia Tech.
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