English Department

The English department focuses on the English language, literature, and culture-from their historical origins to today’s global diversity. The program centers on Great Britain and North America, supplemented by other English-speaking regions around the world.

Are you thinking of studying English? The following overview of the courses and degrees offered at the English Department will help you decide.

The members of the English Department are actively engaged in research in Literary and Cultural Studies and Linguistics. Their research is regularly published in leading international outlets and presented at prominent academic conferences worldwide. Although the Department’s research spans a wide range of topics, a shared emphasis on the social and cultural contexts of language use and literary production provides a unifying focus across much of this work.

Members of the Department of English contribute to knowledge transfer in a variety of ways, whether through media appearances, public lecture series, science slams, or collaborative projects that make research findings accessible to various sectors of society, such as culture, politics, and business.