Vision
To envision the Department as a centre for academic excellence, professional expertise, and contextual research in English Studies and balance the needs of general education – communication, diversity, global perspectives, interdisciplinary studies – with those of the major.
Mission
To enable students, from diverse educational backgrounds, to develop an in-depth knowledge of language, literature and culture so as to achieve their academic and professional goals and also introduce students to the tools of research and broaden their critical sensibilities.