History of the Department
The Department of English and Linguistics was established in 2009 at the inception of the University as the Department of Language and Linguistics with Professor Femi Abodunrin as the first Head of Department. The University separated the linguistics programme to form a new Department of Linguistics and African Languages in 2011 with the Department renamed as the Department of Languages and Literary Studies. It then came under the headship of the late Prof. M.E.M. Kolawole. The Department now accommodates the B.A. English Language and Literature and the B.A. Linguistics and Yoruba Programmes.
Units
The English and Literature Programme houses two units: English language and Literature-in-English.
Mission Statement
The Department is poised to be a citadel of learning and research with collaborations with scholars across the globe through the training of graduates who possess a high level of competence in every aspect of language and literary skills.