Welcome to the UCF English Department!

In its variety - - serving students in the General Education Program as well as graduate and undergraduate students in the liberal arts and education; studying literature, creative writing, technical writing, and composition - - the Department of English at the University of Central Florida has common goals:

TO FOSTER in students the ability to read accurately, write clearly, and think analytically. The close analysis of literary, critical, and original texts fosters these skills while introducing students to historical, social, cultural and aesthetic values that are reflected in a variety of genres.

TO ENCOURAGE students and faculty to appreciate, understand, and advance the knowledge of our discipline. Traditionally, the study of literature has been a central focus of this effort. More recently, the discipline of English has come to include a variety of media - - including sound recordings, film, and hypertext - - for the study of rhetorical principles, aesthetic values, artistic experimentation, and technical competence.

TO NURTURE students and faculty in their creation of literature. Defined broadly, this includes expository, expressive, and persuasive images and texts in poetry and prose, whose end may be aesthetic, moral, pedagogical, referential, or scholarly.

TO ENRICH the educational, artistic, cultural, professional, and economic lives of the Central Florida public by providing a variety of curricular offerings, non-credit educational experiences, cultural programs, and technical as well as artistic training.

TO SUPPORT the missions of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University of Central Florida, including a commitment to the free expression of ideas, the quality of all people, and the dignity of the individual.