English at Rollins

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f you’ve ever been inspired by a piece of literature, a scene from a film, or even a line of dialogue from a TV show, then you already understand the value an English degree.

As an English major at Rollins, you’ll pursue a deeper understanding of the human condition and explore the creative endeavors of the human imagination. You’ll learn to read critically and write passionately, of course, but you’ll also listen and watch, travel and explore.

Our unique curriculum will help you develop skills to communicate ideas, analyze problems, and synthesize solutions—leaving you better prepared not just to pursue the career you want, but to be continually inspired along the way.

Why Study English at Rollins Writing in the Real World Our faculty-led field studies let you apply what you’re learning in class in the real world—like a Southern authors road trip that takes you from O’Connor’s Savannah to Faulkner’s Mississippi.

Develop In-Demand Skills Rather than focus on survey courses, our developmental learning model builds a foundation of skills to serve you long after graduation, with an emphasis on close reading and effective writing.

Grow as a Creative Storyteller We offer flexibility in the way we investigate texts, with courses that are not just limited to books, but also explore films, television, and drama.

Studying English at Rollins teaches you to analyze storytelling in all its forms.

“Being well read and having the ability to conduct deeper analyses of the world around me has allowed my education to continue—no matter where I am or what I’m doing. In addition, the ability to write coherently—which isn’t as common as it should be—was enormously helpful when applying for law school and has been critical to my success in it.”

Robert Vezina ’12

JD Candidate, Duke University School of Law

Rollins English Careers Rollins English grads are makng tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative organizations.

Chelsea Jane Cutchens ’13

Associate Editor, The Overlook Press

Faithe Galloway ’15

Medical Device Sales, Reckitt Benckiser

Mackenzie Gill Hogan ’14

Operational Excellence Lead, TOTE Maritime

Eddie Huang ’04

Author, Fresh Off the Boat and Double Cup Love; Host, Huang’s World

Renee Stone ’85

Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Defense Council

Michael van den Berg ’12

Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, NYC

Real World Experience Hone the knowledge and skills you’re developing in the classroom through internships and other professional experiences with some of Orlando’s top organizations.

Popular Courses Our diverse range of courses and flexible course requirements are designed to foster your creative thinking.

You’re encouraged to create an individualized English program that reflects your interests and passions.

• ENG 241 Before The Hunger Games: Dystopian Literature and Film • ENG 367 Food Writing • ENG 233 Mean Girls in Literature and Film • ENG 307 Immigrants in American Literature and Film • ENG 345 Hemlock, Harlots, and Harassment • ENG 430 Huck Finn’s Literary Kin

Beyond the Classroom Sigma Tau Delta Members of our English honors society promote literary interest across the campus. In the past, they’ve hosted mystery-themed parties, planned movie screenings, and organized team trivia that pits students against faculty.

Brushing Our student-run art and literary magazine gives English majors valuable hands-on experience in the field—the chance to write, submit, edit, and publish—and it also serves as one of Rollins’ boldest creative voices.

Winter With the Writers Every February, Rollins hosts one of the South’s premier literary festivals with readings and workshops from some of the world’s top contemporary writers, including a pair of National Book Awards finalists. English majors do everything from organize the event to participate in master classes with the writers.

Expert Faculty Our robust English department faculty is equipped with a high number of terminal degrees in the field and a broad range of expertise in both writing and analysis.

Vidhu Aggarwal, PhD | Professor of English Research interests: Contemporary and modernist poetry and poetics, with specialties in visual culture and Anglophone literatures

William Boles, PhD | Professor of English Research interests: Drama

Victoria Brown, MFA | Assistant Professor of English Research interests: Fiction and creative nonfiction, transnational literature with a focus on contemporary Caribbean writers and post-colonial theory

Martha Cheng, PhD | Professor of English Research interests: Rhetorical theory, argumentation, visual rhetoric, discourse studies, and professional writing

Matthew Forsythe, PhD | Assistant Professor of English Research interests: Fiction and creative nonfiction, American literature, the wilderness, fragmentation in early American literature

Carol Frost, MA | Professor of English Research interests: Poetry

Ben Hudson, PhD | Assistant Professor of English Research interests: 19th-century British literature, aestheticism, sexuality studies

Jill Jones, PhD | Professor of English Research interests: 19th- and 20th-century American literature, women writers

Jana Mathews, PhD | Associate Professor of English Research interests: Literature and culture of medieval and early modern England

Maurice O’Sullivan, PhD | Professor of English Research interests: Literature and pedagogy

Paul Reich, PhD | Associate Professor of English Research interests: Late 19th- and 20th-century American literature, AfricanAmerican literature, the American West, popular culture

Emily Russell, PhD | Associate Professor of English Research interests: Medical humanities, disability studies, 20th-century American literature

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