Our Programs
To major in English at Manhattan College is to master, of course, an understanding of how cultural production has shaped the world we live in, but also, and perhaps more importantly, to put that understanding to work in the world through connecting it to various other critical perspectives. To this end, the English major is designed to give you historical grounding in the study of literature while also attending to contemporary developments in theory, author and genre studies, global perspectives, writing studies, and the digital humanities.
Majoring in English is to get a deep critical perspective on these areas through coursework – and linking that coursework to your own interests and goals, whether that be through working for (or publishing in) our student-run literary magazine, Manhattan Magazine, or academic journal, Logos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Arts, or through an internship at one of New York City’s publishing houses, or grant-funded summer research projects, or any one of the department’s incredible on-campus events, such as the Major Author Reading Series, where students are able to participate in discussions with Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning authors. To study the literary arts at Manhattan College is to study them in the world – and in an intimate setting with professors who thrive on rewarding relationships with students.
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