Welcome to English & Writing

English & Writing
The English & Writing programs offer two degrees devoted to the theory and practice of written communication: the Bachelor of Arts in English and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing. Courses in British, American, and world literatures, and in literary, journalistic, and workplace-related writing offer students in any major a greater fluency in expression and an appreciation of our literary heritage. Graduates go on to graduate study, professional schools, specialized training programs, and a variety of occupations where verbal excellence, strong interpersonal skills, and disciplined thinking are essential.

Goals for English & Writing Majors

• Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of Standard Written English, learning to express themselves in a clear and cogent manner through exams and essays that meet criteria outlined in Writing program rubrics.
  
  

• Students will demonstrate proficiency with English-language literature and its patterns of development through exams and essays that meet criteria outlined in English program rubrics.
  
  

• Students will demonstrate sophisticated reading skills that make possible the critical analysis and interpretation of written texts via examinations and essays.




• Students will demonstrate research skills that enable them to access relevant scholarly materials, as well as the historical contexts within which literary works are embedded, via the writing of substantial research essays in literary analysis.
  
  

• Students will demonstrate how the skills gained as an English major can be put to use after graduation via an informal exit interview to assess the major’s post-Green Mountain College plans.