The University of Tennessee (UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system. UT Knoxville has ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges, and it hosts more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity".
The English Department at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Knoxville TN is a center for exploring literature and language fostering critical thinking and communication skills. Students study diverse literary traditions and linguistic forms guided by distinguished faculty dedicated to scholarship and teaching. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts with concentrations in Literature Creative Writing and Rhetoric and Writing along with Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Providing a supportive and stimulating environment the department focuses on personalized learning and research across areas from historical literature and rhetoric to creative writing and digital humanities preparing graduates for varied careers.
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