Writing, Literature, and Publishing, B.A.

The undergraduate faculty of Writing, Literature, and Publishing is committed to the following learning objectives for the BA in the Writing, Literature, and Publishing program.

Students will:

• Develop close reading skills and the ability to think and communicate critically.

• Recognize literary forms and the ways context deepens an understanding of literary texts.

• Demonstrate research skills and actively engage with a variety of sources.

• Acquire creative writing skills, recognize the significance of revision, and practice craft techniques in one or more literary genres.

• Articulate how writing creates meaning and conveys values and ideas, and may also reflect, contribute to, or critique social, cultural, economic, and political perspectives and biases. 

• Employ one or more professional skills for modern publishing environments. 

Students take courses in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, magazine writing, and publishing, in addition to courses in literature that ground them in the English-language tradition and introduce them to other traditions.