Areas of Study
Literature, Criticism & Textual Studies
Literature in the English Department at the University of Tennessee runs the gamut from Medieval and Renaissance Studies to 18th- and 19th-Century Studies to 20th- and 21st-Century Studies, covering a multitude of specialties.
Rhetoric, Writing & Linguistics
RWL students pursue interests in theories, pedagogies, and histories of rhetoric, writing, and language, in areas such as cultural and religious rhetorics, technical writing, sociolinguistics, and second language studies.
Creative Writing
In Creative Writing, students hone their skills as writers and grow as artists through rigorous application of craft, under the tutelage of our distinguished Creative Writing faculty and visiting writers.