In or at the department of English and American Studies?

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Which of these preposition ( in or at) is correctly used with the noun department?

Is it correct to say: I was one of the interviewees in the department of English and American studies at the University of X for a position...?

dave · Answer

Neither seems quite right to me. I'd probably re-organise your sentence thus:

I was one of the interviewees for a position in the department of English and American studies at the University of X.

Raed Albanon · Answer

"At the department" is used when talking about the department as an institution, "in the department" is when referring to it as a place.
There is a conference at the Department of English.
There was a fire in the Department of English.

In or at the department of English and American Studies?

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