Tufts University's English department in Medford, MA, provides a deep exploration of literature in English across historical periods, genres, and global contexts. The curriculum spans British, American, and Anglophone literatures, film, literary theory, and creative writing, fostering sharp critical thinking, articulate communication, and strong writing skills. Students learn to analyze texts as probing readers and develop as compelling writers of arguments and narratives. Offering undergraduate degrees (BA, Minor) and graduate programs (MA, PhD), the department encourages understanding literature within its historical, social, and cultural contexts, often through interdisciplinary approaches. This comprehensive study prepares graduates with versatile skills highly valued in diverse careers.
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Tufts University is a private research university located in the Greater Boston area. The main campus is located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of the towns of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, with additional facilities located in Boston and Grafton, Massachusetts and in Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates.