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Studying English at the University of Miami

Studying English at the University of Miami is much more than reading old books and writing five-paragraph essays. Want to study popular culture of the past and present, from Game of Thrones to classic Hollywood movies to the Harlem Renaissance? We've got classes on that. Want to go to law school or medical school? We have courses that combine law and literature and literature and medicine. Want to be a writer? We offer a major and a minor in creative writing. Interested in issues of race, gender, or the environment? We've got faculty who specialize in these areas of literature, and many more. And yes, of course we've also got the classics: Austen, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Chaucer, and more.

In UM English classes you’ll learn to write persuasively and vividly, whether it’s a blog post, a long-form research project, or a poem.

Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society

Creative Writing Program

Journals

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umiamimfa - May 22

Congratulations to our MFA alum María Esquinca (class of 2020) whose collection just won the 2024 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize! Read about her work here: https://t.co/QKojJTWUZV https://t.co/pVLrHYUNpF

umiamimfa - Apr 12

See you all for our 30th Anniversary: Alumni Reunion TONIGHT at 6pm at the Betsy Hotel!

umiamimedicine - Mar 19

.@TerryDerias knew she wanted to be a doctor after witnessing poverty & health disparities in her family\'s village. Now a four-year #MedCane, she’s shaping the future of care through psychiatry, advocacy, & humanistic medicine. Hear her story!🙌 https://t.co/Oci9E4FdRW #Match2025 https://t.co/a444Xgx11y