Welcome to the Department of English

Our Undergraduate Program offers a versatile major that can be tailored to suit the needs and interests of its students.

Our Graduate Program provides extensive teaching opportunities, emphasizes professional development, and boasts an outstanding placement record for its graduates.

The Department’s award-winning Faculty combine excellence in teaching, research and service.

The Department’s Centers and Projects include a Center for Writing Excellence, a Center for Literary Computing, the West Virginia Dialect Project, the scholarly journal, Victorian Poetry, and the WVU Press.

Learn about the exciting things happening at the English Department in the Chair’s Welcome Message.

Did You Know?

Our most recent graduating class included 1 Ph.D.; 10 M.F.A.’s; 4 M.A.’s; 4 M.A.P.W.E’s; and 42 B.A.’s.

During the past twelve years, 84% of our graduates who sought academic jobs found tenure-track positions. In the last five years, 100% of our graduates who sought academic jobs found tenure-track positions.