English

English
student and faculty

Explore the Department of English

“English majors are used to getting a tough assignment, figuring it out, and getting it done” (The Small Business Bible). English majors are experts in the art and science of words; this gives you skills to expand your imaginative potential and solve real-world problems. English journalists report, write and produce innovative stories across multiple platforms. English teachers create multi-media lessons to bring literature to life in the classroom. Linguists detect the mechanisms, and the magic, that make language work. Creative writers exercise the craft of writing, reading and imagining as literary artists. Studying literature inspires different ways of living in and imagining the world; it sharpens and expands the mind, and equips you to succeed in a wide variety of careers, including law and the next new start-up, requiring expertise in critical thinking, problem solving and writing persuasively.

 

Recent Stories

Students walking on campus in winter

Gilman Scholarships Send Eight Students Abroad

Gilman Scholarships Send Eight Students Abroad

Recipients embark on international study journeys

Article
headshot of Charles Simic

Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84

Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84

UNH professor emeritus of English remembered by NYT

Article
books in a pile

On the Bookshelf and Streaming

On the Bookshelf and Streaming

A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty

Article
View All News Stories
  • photo of Mark Daniels
    English/Journalism Major | Patriots Beat Writer
    I'm a Patriots beat writer for MassLive.com (read article). I've been covering the Patriots full-time since 2014. I spent the past eight years as the Patriots beat writer for the Providence Journal. It's my job to be an expert on the Patriots, go to every game and provide coverage year round.
    Learn More
  • Lori Robinson among service colleagues
    English Major | Retired U.S. Military General
    Following in her father’s footsteps, General Lori Robinson ‘81 came to the University of New Hampshire and developed newfound confidence and lifelong connections. Watch Video.
    Learn More
  • headshot
    English M.S.T. | Teacher
    We are pleased to announce that Melissa Rachel, a teacher at the Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, NJ, has completed the requirements for The Master of Science for Teachers (M.S.T.). The M.S.T. is a degree designed specifically for practicing English teachers who want to deepen their knowledge of literature and develop their own skills in reading and…
    Learn More
  • headshot
    English M.S.T. | Teacher
    We are pleased to announce that Francesca Kennedy, a kindergarten teacher at Mast Way School in Lee, NH, has completed the requirements for The Master of Science for Teachers (M.S.T.). The M.S.T. is a degree designed specifically for practicing English teachers who want to deepen their knowledge of literature and develop their own skills in reading and writing.
    Learn More
  • headshot
    English Literature Major
    Hometown: Hopkinton, NH What made you choose UNH? I knew I didn’t want to go to a private university. On top of that, UNH is relatively close to home, has a beautiful campus and is way bigger than my high school — I had a graduating class of…
    Learn More
Top 10%

best schools for journalism
College Factual

Top 10

M.F.A. Programs for the Budget Conscious
Electric Literature