Then again, you might find yourself polishing professional writing skills, writing a screenplay or poem, critiquing a film, or crafting journalistic headlines. What is remarkable is the tremendous amount of time that faculty members spend with individual students, helping them to develop critical thinking and writing skills. The English major curriculum is broad and rich, and the department boasts a diverse and highly trained faculty who are prepared to challenge you to think and write at a high intellectual level.

We have the oldest study away program at Furman. Our fall term in the British Isles will allow you to soak up history and culture and even see a Shakespeare play at the world-famous Globe Theatre.

The Writing with Writers program highlights the end of the year with an inspiring opportunity to learn literary craftsmanship from an accomplished author.