English

The Department of English at Trevecca Nazarene University teaches students to view literature from all eras through a biblical framework, to put forth and defend complex arguments, and to write and speak gracefully and with authority. Classes are challenging and energetic, and students leave the program equipped not only to teach but to pursue graduate study (members of our class of 2011 received full fellowships at Baylor University and the University of Arkansas), to take up careers as journalists and writers, and to join the world of business.  Most important, students leave the English department able to elucidate and defend a biblical worldview, their faith strengthened rather than weakened.

A course of study in the English department combines a wide range of course offerings with  much curricular flexibility.  Students read both canonical and contemporary writers--Shakespeare and C. S. Lewis, Spenser and John Gardner, Faulkner and Ian McEwan--and study with an active, friendly faculty awake to the newest trends in the discipline as reflectively evaluated and appropriated in light of Christian teaching.  In addition to the English major, students may choose minors in English and creative writing, and interested undergraduates may serve on the staff of The Cumberland River Review, Trevecca’s national literary journal. 

We're excited about what's happening in the English department and hope for the opportunity to speak with you and answer any questions you may have.  Please give us a call, send an email, or stop by for a visit.  We look forward to meeting you.