Welcome

Welcome to The Department of English

The Study of English at the University of La Verne is designed to prepare students for rewarding careers. Benefiting from a close student-faculty ratio, with classes of rarely more than twenty, English students pursue courses of study leading to rewarding careers in teaching, the law, business, and also to further study in graduate school.

The faculty of the Department of English helps students to sharpen their understanding, enhance their enjoyment, and heighten their awareness of themselves and their world. Our approach is through a study of language and literature, the emphasis equally on the aesthetic qualities and on imaginative writing as an expression of and discourse on human concerns and values. With the small student-faculty ratio, it is possible and usual for students to develop close relationships with faculty members.

We believe that studying literature helps one to be more aware and to live a better and more fulfilling life.

To successfully complete an English major, the faculty of the Department will ask that a student demonstrate the abilities

to read and critically analyze major literary genres

to write clearly and coherently

to know and use basic linguistic concepts

to employ intelligently the vocabulary of literary study

to understand the major events in literary history and their relationship to the world at large.

The Department of English Faculty:

Prof. David Werner, Chair, Dr. Dorena Wright,
Dr. Ken Scambray, Dr. Jeff Kahan, and Dr. Bill Cook

Please visit the individual faculty pages to meet us and learn about our interests!

Please visit the University Online Catalog to learn more about course descriptions and programs.