Program Contact: Dr. Nancy G. McCabe
Do you like to write? Do you think you might like to do it for a living? Then this major may be just the write one (OK, we couldn't resist) for you.
As a writing major, you'll learn about many different kinds of writing: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, journalism. And, you'll get lots of chances to write, which will make you a better writer. Submit your writing and you may get published in our literary magazine, Baily's Beads, which has been recognized several times by the prestigious Columbia (University) Scholastic Press Association as one of the best college literary magazines in the United States. Or, you can work on our award-winning newspaper, The Source.
You'll also get to rub elbows with professional writers. People like leading short story writer George Saunders, Pulitzer-prize finalist Lee Martin, and bestselling novelist Sena Jeter Naslund. And, you'll have an opportunity to help local schoolchildren become better writers and readers.
When you graduate, you'll have many kinds of jobs to choose from because employers are always looking for people who write well. Our graduates work as technical writers, writing teachers, newspaper reporters and editors, songwriters and freelance writers. Others have published articles and books. Or, you can take what you have learned and go to graduate school.
What you can do with a degree in Writing . Suggested 4-year plan of study.