Welcome to the
Department of English
At the University of Notre Dame, the Department of English regularly serves 400 undergraduate majors, features six distinctive areas of graduate study, and offers a flourishing program in Creative Writing.
Our highly selective graduate program offers a wide range of course work and independent study, as well as opportunities for study and research in our affiliated programs, working groups, and institutes. Our recent Ph.D.’s have accepted tenure-track positions at major American colleges and universities.
The Department’s vibrant Creative Writing Program, for undergraduates and M.F.A.
students alike, offers rich opportunities for creative work in the classroom, and in readings and symposiums. Our creative writing graduates have had great success in publishing with major trade presses.
The forty-five members of our Department of English, themselves recognized by awards and honors, foster the accomplishments of our graduate and undergraduate students through their distinctive research and student-centered teaching.