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Career Outlook Contact Us For the Love of Literature Join us in the exploration of great British, American, and Post-Colonial literature and the practice of clear, thoughtful writing. Learn more Focus on Literary History and Aesthetics The Department of English at Catholic University is dedicated to the study of literature: learning its history and searching its aesthetic depths. Our faculty publish in fields ranging from Anglo-Saxon visual culture to Victorian fiction to contemporary American poetry. While our critical approaches vary widely, we share a love of literature and a dual commitment to scholarship and teaching. The undergraduate curriculum provides English majors with a strong grounding in British and American literature. Our Ph.D. and M.A. programs educate graduate students to become scholars and teachers at once expert in their chosen fields and conversant with the broader history of literature in English. The undergraduate curriculum provides English majors with a strong grounding in British and American literature. Our Ph.D. and M.A. programs educate graduate students to become scholars and teachers at once expert in their chosen fields and conversant with the broader history of literature in English., image-container-width=one-third, hero-video-aspect-ratio=default, hero-video-text-view=centered, twitter-handle=CatholicUniv, image-item={link-label=Learn More, trigger-text=More}, video={caption-size=[normal, large]}, news={number-of-items=10, feed-filter-by=All}, featured-event={nest-link=http://nest.cua.edu/}, events={events-number-of-items=12, presentation=list}, display={background-color=Blue, button-color=Red, hero-grid-type=Two - Two, image-position=Left, accordian-state=Closed, slideshow-autoplay=Off}, macro=#renderRow_IntroductoryStatement($rowMap $renderRowsLocation), rowPosition=1} -- Undergraduate Programs The undergraduate programs in English at Catholic University center on the study of literature as the focal point of a liberal education. Learn More Graduate Programs The Department of English grants the M.A. and Ph.D. in English and American Literature, offering training in all major historical periods. Learn More The Writing Center The Writing Center helps students develop as writers. It offers one-on-one consultations with student writers of all levels, at all stages of the writing process. Learn More English Department Resources For Prospective Students Message from the Chair Degree Programs and Courses Our Faculty Student Life The D.C. Advantage Admission Contact Us For Current Students The Writing Center Newsletter English Society English Graduate Organization Contemporary Catholic Writers Group Faculty Directory Highlights About Us We are committed to the study of literature as literature. We offer small classes led by faculty who are active scholars and dedicated teachers. Our student community is active, welcoming, and supportive. Learn More Our Students The students in our department are an active, tight-knit bunch who love literature and talking about it, often over food and drink at events sponsored by one of our several literary student organizations. Learn More Our Faculty The English professors at Catholic U are scholars whose interests range from classical literature to the poetry of rock music, from Southern literature to Irish Studies, and from Medieval to modern periods . Learn More The D.C. Advantage Our location is ideal for any student of literature who wants to be immersed not only in literary history, but also in current discussions in the worlds of politics, literature, theater, and the arts. Learn More Tweets by @CUAEnglish Study Abroad The English Department strongly encourages students to take advantage of Catholic University's programs for studying abroad. Learn more Message from the Chair Great literature, literary study, and writing are at the heart of the Department of English’s mission. In our courses students encounter outstanding novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, and song lyrics, and consider the many ways literature confronts fundamental questions about the human condition in different times and places. Our faculty consists of engaged and accomplished teachers who write books and essays. Our goal is to challenge our students and make them more sophisticated thinkers and better writers. Continue reading Ernest Suarez, Chair The Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20064 Contact Us Request Information Visit Campus Virtual Tour Apply Today -- A-Z Site Index Bookstore Careers Compliance Consumer Information Copyright/Trademark Disability Support Español Maps and Directions Privacy Safety First Site Map Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Request Information Visit Campus Virtual Tour Apply Today © 1887-2020 The Catholic University of America Policy Information Back to Top...