- Faculty & Staff
- About FASS
- Departments and programs
- Anthropology
- Applied legal studies
- Cognitive science
- Criminology
- Economics
- English
- French
- French Cohort
- Gender, sexuality, and women's studies
- Gerontology
- Global Asia
- Global Humanities
- Graduate liberal studies
- History
- Indigenous languages
- Indigenous studies
- International studies
- Labour studies
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political science
- Psychology
- Public policy
- Social data analytics
- Sociology
- Urban studies
- World languages & literatures
- Students
- Future Students
- Current Students
- Undergraduate Students
- Advising and Resources
- Connect with Arts Central
- Plan your Program
- Career Experience
- Student Life
- FASS Forward
- INDG 305-1 Treaties in Canada
- FASS 200-1 Writing Right: Strategies for effective revision
- FASS 204-1 Communicating in Conflict and Negotiation
- FASS 207-1 Cultural Humility: Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- FASS 208-1 Introduction to Personal Financial Planning for Students
- FASS 210-1 Language Network Science
- FASS 211-1 Data Literacy and the City
- Graduate Students
- Undergraduate Students
- Alumni
- Research
- News
- Community
- Teaching
- FASS at Surrey
- Make meaning
- Next steps for new students
- Convocation
English
Explore the English language’s fundamental role in shaping the world and our experience of it. Sharpen your critical thinking skills and discover what interests and opportunities lie in wait for you. Be supported by a world-class faculty of award-winning authors and writers: the faculty in the Department of English have won more teaching awards than any other department at Simon Fraser University.
About English
Study English and understand its power and its fundamental role in shaping the world and our experience of it. Develop analytical and critical thinking abilities and rhetorical skills that transfer readily to your career of choice.
Learn from faculty that have won more teaching awards than any department at SFU and have demonstrated disproportionately high research productivity in the authoring and editing of scholarly books and articles. The world-class faculty in the Department of English also includes award-winning authors in fiction, poetry, and drama, including acclaimed Canadian author David Chariandy.
Learn more
The Department of English offers a number of opportunites to enrich learning for students:
- Field schools in France and the U.K.
- Certificates in creative writing, performance studies, and writing and rhetoric
- Joint majors with communications, humanities, French literature, history, and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies
- Ever-expanding co-op opportunities
- A vibrant honours experience
- Extensive courses to cover a wide variety of student interests, from classical rhetoric to contemporary poetry
Career pathways
SFU English alumni have gone on to enjoy vibrant careers in a variety of fields. The Department of English has also created the English Network, a job and networking resource where SFU English students can connect with alumni and build relationships.
- Law
- Academia
- Writing
- Social work
- Teaching
- Communications and marketing
- Editing
- Publishing