College of Arts & Sciences

Department of English

English is home to literary study from Shakespeare to the modern novel and to the First-Year Writing program that every undergraduate takes.

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Study English at Alkimi

Annotated novels and poetry on a desk — Department of English, Lovell Hall

Department chair

Dr. Can Aydin

Professor of English; Chair of the Department of English

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Lovell Hall

Questions about a major?

Where: Lovell Hall 101
Phone: (555) 555-0158
Email: advising@university.alkimi.ai
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Lead: Rosa Delgado, Director of Academic Advising

Part of the College of Arts & Sciences, led by Dean Dr. Theodore Nakamura. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year and are the first stop for questions about a course or a grade (Faculty Handbook §1.4).

Degree programs

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Courses

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100-level

ENGL 101 Academic Writing ENGL 102 Writing, Research, and Technology

200-level

ENGL 205 Introduction to Literary Analysis & Critical Theory ENGL 210 American Literature ENGL 215 Children's Literature · Spring only ENGL 220 British Literature and Culture

300-level

ENGL 301 Shakespeare: Texts, Contexts, and Performance · Fall only ENGL 340 The Modern Novel · Spring only ENGL 380 Advanced Creative Writing Seminar · Spring, odd years

400-level

ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in Literary Research ENGL 495 Directed Literary Research · By arrangement

11 ENGL courses. Each course page lists its prerequisites, 2026–27 instructors, and Fall 2026 syllabus; section times and rooms are in AlkimiHub. Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog §9.7.

Faculty

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Dr. Can Aydin

Professor of English; Chair of the Department of English

Dr. Natalia Lozano

Kestrel Distinguished Professor of English

Dr. Charles Davenport

Professor of English

Dr. Leila Haddad

Professor of English; Chair of the University Curriculum Committee