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English

Trained to think inventively and write expressively, English majors are prepared for work in various professional spheres, including graduate study in the field, education, communications, publishing, law and business. Some have established reputations as scholars, journalists and authors. English majors concentrate in writing or literature.

WRITING

The study of writing directly engages students’ imaginations and knowledge and helps them develop their potential as writers through courses in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting and journalism. Small workshop classes provide intensive experience in the crafting and revising of students’ own work and in the productive critique of others.

Sample Courses:

Introduction to Creative Writing; Fiction Writing Workshop; Nonfiction Writing Topics: Memoir; Poetry Writing Workshop; Playwriting Workshop; Screenwriting Workshop Topics: Adaptation; News Writing and Editing

LITERATURE

Literature classes engage students in appreciation and criticism of literature as an art form. Through courses covering a spectrum of historical, cultural and ethnic perspectives, literature also invites students to explore their own lives and times as well as think beyond their own experience. The curriculum introduces students to representative works of English, American and Anglophone writing and encourages them to develop methods of critical interpretation. Classes typically combine lecture and discussion.

Sample Courses:

Literature and Interpretation, British Writers I, Shakespeare, The Romantic Period, Modern Continental Literature