English
Making a connection
Students look to the deep meanings that great writing reveals about human life, human community and our shared, common home. Our students love to read and become master readers. They leverage that mastery in their professional lives.
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4
Classes needed to complete the minor
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20
Literature courses offered a semester
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18
Average class size in upper-level English courses
High-quality education
Students can choose from courses like History and Theory of Tragedy, The Novel, African American Literature and Medieval Literature to name a few.
Dedicated to advancing peace through the power of the written word, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize stands with all those in the U.S. and around the world who are using their words and voices to call for justice and an end to oppression and systemic racism.
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An opportunity for a distinguished writer to engage the University and wider Dayton community in conversation about the intersections of athletics, literature and justice.
Learn moreDean's Summer Fellowship
Work with a faculty mentor on your self-directed research project as a Dean's Summer Fellow.
Stander Symposium
An annual campus-wide forum to showcase academic excellence and recognize student learning through faculty-mentored undergraduate research, scholarship and artistic accomplishment.