The UO Department of English is ideal for students who want to be creative and versatile readers, writers, and communicators. Our programs expose students to centuries of cultural experience and representation in poetry, prose, drama, film, TV, new media, and folk artifacts.
Our distinctive offerings in rhetoric, environmental humanities, comics studies, medical humanities, disability studies, digital humanities, and the study of race and ethnicity, allow students to focus and extend the values of a liberal arts education while receiving extensive training in writing, speaking, and critical thinking. These skills provide vital preparation for professional careers and further academic work and artistic endeavors.