Benefiting from a dynamic curriculum, small course sizes, and diverse and expert faculty, our graduates enter careers in academia and the professions well prepared to meet the changing needs of society with creativity, historical perspective, global awareness, and superior communication skills.

Students who can think critically and write, read, and communicate effectively are in increasing demand in every field. In these majors you will learn to be an enterprising thinker, communicator, leader, and manager. Our graduates have become editors, educators, creative writers, journalists, lawyers, digital media and public relations professionals, or gone on to graduate school in a variety of disciplines.

In this program, students will acquire knowledge of a wide range of literature, including British, American and World literatures. They will develop tools for understanding how to analyze and critique literature while also learning how to apply methods to their own writing practice. Students will be expected to demonstrate competency in the following areas:

• Historical grounding and cultural impact of literary works in various cultures.
• Focused study of genres, forms and modes of writing, such as the novel, drama, or lyrical poetry.
• Focused study of specific movements and periods, such as the Avant-Garde, Romanticism or Modernism.
• Focused attention on studying the “body of work” of select influential writers.