The African American Literature concentration focuses on African American literature and its influence and influences around the world.
The Concentration in Creative Writing begins with a four-genre introduction to creative writing and includes advanced classes in Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, and Digital Writing, where students can explore their creativity in multiple genres.
The Concentration in Literature allows students to explore American, English, and World literatures from Classical and Medieval periods to the present.
The Concentration in Professional Writing focuses on academic and other forms of expository writing with a foundational course in Professional Writing, along with Technical Writing, Digital Writing, and Nonfiction.
Teacher Certification in Secondary English provides prospective teachers with the attitudes, content, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary for a teaching career in middle or high school.
Mastery of a second language also shows an understanding and sensitivity to other cultures and an awareness of the global marketplace.
K-12 Teacher Certification in Spanish provides prospective teachers with the attitudes, content, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary for a teaching career in elementary, middle, or high school.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies critically examine the social construction of gender and the status of women in diverse cultural contexts and time periods.