At the same time, students of English develop skills in research, interpretation, analysis, formulating an argument, and writing clearly and precisely. This skillset is useful for a huge range of occupations, such as journalism, law, communications, publications and creative writing.Why study English at UC?

• Established in 1874, the Department of English has a distinguished history of excellent and innovative scholarship; in the 1930s the department pioneered the teaching of New Zealand and Commonwealth literature, while today it leads New Zealand universities in such exciting new fields as children's literature, human-animal studies, digital literacy studies and popular fiction (including science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction).
• These fields complement the Department's established core areas: Shakespeare, essay writing, the novel, theatre and 20th century literature.