DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Vision We seek to foster knowledge and a love of literature and of language in our students. To this effect, we provide students in all emphasis areas with a coherent curricular framework and relevant, well-structured choices, geared at developing a critical and imaginative mindset. Mission The mission of the English Department is: To include and sustain critical and imaginative thinking in students with a view to maximizing their research, writing and teaching skills. To impart research, managerial and other skills capable of enhancing productivity and marketability. To widen students’ horizons through inter-disciplinary and professional pursuits capable of enhancing their competitiveness in a global environment. To provide an environment for personal and academic growth that lays a premium on moral and ethical probity.The Department offers undergraduate courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts in English Language, Literatures in English and Creative Writing. It also offers postgraduate courses leading to a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in English Language and Literatures in English,