Department of English


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Overview
The Department of English promotes the study of language and text within our ever evolving social and digital environments. Our students develop the skills they need to become lifelong proficient, inventive, ethical, and flexible thinkers. We inspire them to become creative and incisive, writers and makers. From Twitter poems to Scientific American articles, from Shakespeare to sentiment analysis, we encourage students to become intellectually curious, critically engaged, and socially aware.
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Minors: creative writing, digital literature and comparative media, English, and language science
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Immersions: creative writing, digital literature and comparative media, English, human language technology and computational linguistics, and language science
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Undergraduate courses: offered in computational linguistics, creative writing, literature & media, and rhetoric
$28K
Sponsored research (2019‑2020)
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Faculty-led study abroad opportunities: Paris, Portugal, Croatia
Study Abroad- World Building Based on Historical Worlds
Create a world-building project modeled after the cultural complexity of medieval Spain. Use Southern Spain’s historical and cultural contexts, unique architecture, and enchanting landscape to create compelling characters, plots and settings. No Spanish language required.
Program Term: Spring 2023
Travel Dates: Winter Break (January 3-13, 2023)
Credits: 3
Latest News
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October 5, 2022
Spooky Storytelling event open to high school junior and senior women and non-binary students
Thanks to a grant from the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation through the New ERA Women Writers Grant Program, the Center for Engaged Storycraft at Rochester Institute of Technology is hosting a series of events throughout the school year – the latest being a Spooky Storytelling event Oct. 29 for 11th- and 12th-grade women and non-binary students from the Greater Rochester area.
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September 9, 2022
College of Liberal Arts introduces Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Scholars program
The Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Scholars program, which is being introduced this fall, gives financial support to students in STEM majors who are interested in adding a second major from RIT's College of Liberal Arts.
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August 26, 2022
RIT launches tech-infused English program, sees its first graduate
WROC-TV talks to Robert Glick, associate professor and director of the BS in English, about the new program.
Degree Programs
RIT’s English BS pairs the study and production of literature, media, and language with the digital tools you need to excel in today’s professional environments.
Learn more about the English BS programRIT’s humanities, computing, and design major pairs the liberal arts with the latest tech to prepare you for careers in dynamic areas that require advanced computing and digital skills.
Learn more about the Humanities, Computing, and Design BS programMinors and Immersions
A series of creative writing courses offers students a practical, theoretical, and historical understanding of the art and craft of writing nonfiction, fiction prose, and poetry, as well as experimenting in digital storytelling and interactive media. The immersion encourages students to use these skills and insights for interdisciplinary projects and the enrichment of their careers and personal lives.
Learn more about the Creative Writing Immersion programThe creative writing courses offers students a practical, theoretical, and historical understanding of the art and craft of writing nonfiction and fiction prose and poetry, as well as experimenting in digital storytelling and interactive media. The minor encourages students to use those skills and insights for interdisciplinary projects and the enrichment of their careers and personal lives.
Learn more about the Creative Writing Minor programWe encounter digital texts and codes every time we use a smart phone, launch an app, or interact online. This immersion explores innovative and evolving questions and practices of text and code in literature, creative writing, and interactive media. It invites students to explore the social, cultural, and technological significance of text, code, and their interrelations.
Learn more about the Digital Literatures and Comparative Media Immersion programThe courses in the digital literatures and comparative media minor challenge students to think about how the digital in new comparative media affects the way we read, study, and understand literature: What happens to literature and the literary in an age of digital technology and new forms of media? Courses examine a varied collection of print genres and electronic literature in order to understand the current state of this new literary field and its relation to traditional concepts of literary study. The minor provides an entry point into investigating particular aspects of the general category of the digital and its comparative relation to the literary.
Learn more about the Digital Literatures and Comparative Media Minor programThe human language technology and computational linguistics immersion provides exposure to computational linguistics and relevant language science course work. Students gain knowledge and practical skills in computational natural language processing and technical linguistic analysis, useful for analytics and modeling with language data and for developing, evaluating, and maintaining language technology software.
Learn more about the Human Language Technology and Computational Linguistics Immersion programStudy literature and other cultural works, as well as linguistics, and creative writing. The immersion is flexible in order to accommodate student interest in areas such as specific literary historical periods or geographic areas, multimedia and the visual arts, or literary genres and forms such as science fiction, the novel, the short story, poetry. Courses in the immersion emphasize the ability to read literature and other mediums analytically and write critically.
Learn more about the Literature and Media Immersion programExplore literature and other cultural works, as well as linguistics, and creative writing. The minor familiarizes students with works composed or translated into English and provides them with the opportunity to explore a variety of historical periods and geographical regions. Courses in the minor explore literary genres such as science fiction and fantasy; literary forms such as the novel, the short story, poetry, and graphic storytelling; and literary practices across media and multimedia arts. The minor builds an awareness of methods, theories and technologies for both the creation and analysis of literary texts, and provides an introduction to critical or creative writing.
Learn more about the Literature and Media Minor programStudent Organizations and Resources
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Courses
The Department of English offers more than 65 courses in creative writing, linguistics, literature & media, and rhetoric & writing.