Declare English

Review concentration requirements by looking at the Guide for Concentrators or the Harvard College Handbook for Students.

An overview of the different academic programs at Harvard (concentration, joint concentration, double concentration) is available through the Registrar's Office.

Complete the English Concentration Plan of Study

Draft an eight-term plan of study outlining the courses you plan to take to fulfill your degree requirements. This plan is non-binding and is a useful tool to explore and understand the balance and content of your studies. You'll use this document to discuss your plan, interests, and questions with a concentration advisor. 

Plan of Study

As part of your plan of study, you should indicate a few preferences for your concentration advisor. This will be a faculty member you work with for the duration of your English concentration. It can be someone you’ve taken a class with or someone you share an interest with. All non-creative writing faculty are eligible to be concentration advisors. We'll discuss this further in your advising meeting.

Submit your concentration declaration request in my.harvard

How to create a declaration or change of concentration request

If you are declaring a double concentration, please be mindful of the College guidelines (Students pursuing double concentrations who are writing English Department senior theses should normally plan to designate English as their honors field. [Even if a student is writing theses in both their concentrations, only one can have that status.] If there is a compelling reason to designate the other concentration as the “honors field,” please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies.)

To ensure a departmental experience rich in both breadth and depth, we encourage you to work with your faculty concentration adviser to explore your interests in depth and to explore as many subfields of English literature as possible:

• Medieval (c. 700-1550)
• Renaissance (c. 1550-1688)
• Enlightenment (c. 1688-1800)
• Romanticism (1780-1830)
• Nineteenth Century British (c. 1815-1900)
• Modern British (1900-present)
• Early American (c.1700-1850)
• American Renaissance & Post-Bellum (1850-1900)
• Modern American (1900-present)
• African American (1800-present)
• Transnational Anglophone (c.1750-present)
• Drama
• Literary Theory
• Creative Writing

Make an appointment with one of our undergraduate program advisors. At this meeting, we’ll review your plan of study document, approve your declaration request, and discuss advising in the concentration. Any student declaring a joint concentration must meet with the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Undergraduate Program Administrator.

Professor Sarah Dimick
Assistant Professor of English
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
She/her
english-adus@fas.harvard.edu

Lauren Bimmler
Undergraduate Program Administrator
She/her
lbimmler@fas.harvard.edu
Office Hours: Generally available between 9am-5pm, M-F
Email with any inquiries or to set up a Zoom advising appointment; I encourage you to set up an appointment if you want to meet in person, but you’re welcome to stop by to say hello.

Emily Miller
Undergraduate Program Assistant
She/they
Office: Barker 161
emily_miller@fas.harvard.edu
Office Hours: Generally available between 9am-5pm, M-F Email with any inquiries or to set up a Zoom advising appointment; I encourage you to set up an appointment if you want to meet in person, but you’re welcome to stop by to say hello.

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