Good non-LAC English Programs?

Consolation
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:43:24 +0000

BTW, if you really want to assess the English programs at U Mich and U Minnesota, you can do two things. The easiest is to check out the rating of their graduate departments, which will give you a rough idea. The next is to go to the departmental web sites and see how many faculty members there are, and what courses are offered to undergrads over the course of a year and who is teaching them. Be aware that some schools, including famous ones, list famous faculty members who haven’t darkened the door of a classroom for 5 years and do NOT label them “emeritus.” If you do this, you will also note whether the school seems to offer mostly survey courses (bad) or more specific courses (good). You can also determine whether there are courses in any particular area of interest you may have now, although of course you should expect your interests to develop as your education progresses.

FYI, I checked, and the University of Michigan’s graduate dept in English is more highly rated that Minnesota’s.