The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

Boston College’s Ph.D. in English offers the opportunity to study with nationally recognized faculty in many periods, authors, and critical and theoretical streams. Candidates design their course of ...

Lately, in English departments the idea of grouping works of literature by when they were written has started to feel outdated, or at least old-fashioned. This might sound odd since the field is ...

We are accepting Fall 2026 applications for our Ph.D. programs. We plan to resume M.A. and MFA admissions in Fall 2027 The BA-MA, MA, and PhD degree programs in English and American Literature enable ...

English Department faculty voted Tuesday to change the requirements for the major in an effort to increase the curriculum’s diversity, represent more literary periods and make the major more flexible.

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Research in the Department of English brings the core values of our discipline-textual scholarship, critical and theoretical analysis, and contextual knowledge, to the dynamic and changing field of ...

Our specialist MA English Literature programme offers you the chance to tailor a broad range of module choices to your own interests. Create your own bespoke degree: choose a general route through the ...

Our specialist MA English Literature programme offers you the chance to tailor a broad range of module choices to your own interests. Create your own bespoke degree: choose a general route through the ...