Welcome to the Department of English!

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Welcome to Winthrop University's Department of English!

Here you can

• Discuss the works of great writers
• Learn how to publish your own writing
• Gain experience tutoring in the Writing Center
• Prepare for a successful career in professional writing or editing
• Explore old manuscripts in the library
• Learn to write better blogs, webpages, and posts
• Present your writing at creative or literary conferences
• Train to become an inspirational high school English teacher
• Pursue undergraduate research, internships, and scholarship and award opportunities
• Travel with the department to European literary locales, national professional conventions, and the American Shakespeare Center
• Study abroad in a variety of exciting countries and academic settings as a sophomore or junior English major! (PDF - 61.7 KB)

Our alumni have found employment not only as professors, principals, and teachers, but as editors, social marketing directors, lawyers, web designers, politicians, podcasters, bankers, technical writers, poets, novelists, video game authors — the possibilities are virtually endless. We're proud that our English majors have repeatedly won the Inez Bell Caskey award for undergraduate research in the humanities, Fulbright grants, and national awards from Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. 

The department chair is Dr. Casey A. Cothran and the administrative specialist is Ms. Kara Cauthen. The main office is open 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Many students and faculty rely on our guide "The Correct Use of Borrowed Information."