Department of English

Why study English at UVic?

Programs

Applying to UVic

Student on campus — Hone your skills
Studying English increases your ability to analyze texts and to write effectively, all while delving further into the literature you love.
Undergraduate studies

Student reading on a bench outside — A vibrant community of graduate students
Our programs let you explore different topics and build your own skill sets. Graduate student Alana Sayers’ research is focused on Indigenous literature and its importance.
Graduate studies

Close-up of the Map of London project — Vibrant research
Our students and faculty participate in a number of fascinating research projects, like the Map of Early Modern London project: a digital, interactive version of the *Civitas Londinum.*
Our research

Student sitting on the grass on campus — Professional communication
UVic's unique Professional Communication program lets you develop highly employable skills while you complete your undergraduate degree.
Professional communication program

Student studying in a reading room — Study what you're passionate about
Michael Carelse has been able to pursue his passion for late 19th-century fiction, while exploring many other literary periods, genres and movements.
Our courses

Read on. Write now.

Literature captures us and urges us to reflect on our relationship to the world, to our culture and to ourselves. In stories, poems and plays; in film, graphic novels and even video games, we represent who we are through imagination and language.

We offer a wide range of both traditional and innovative courses that tackle literature from a variety of perspectives. Let us feed your imagination and challenge your intellect.

This Year Only: Check out these special courses that will be offered in the 2019-20 academic year:

ENGL 230: Young Adult Fiction: The Magic of Books
ENGL 230: Sexting Through the Ages: 2500 Years of Erotic Writing
ENGL 261: Literature and the Crisis of Authority in the West
ENGL 330: One Hundred Years of Horror
ENGL 362: Digital Approaches to Early Modern Women's Writing
ENGL 372: The Eighteenth Century Now
ENGL 391: Literature of Survival: Narrating Trauma
ENGL 395: Science Fiction and Speculative Futures
ENGL 406: XML for Professional Communicators
ENGL 448: Re-thinking Atwood through The Handmaid's Tale
ENGL 480: Alcohol in/and Modernist Fiction
ENGL 481: Victorian Treasures in Special Collections: Adventures in Rare Books and Digital Tools