English - Hamilton College Clinton

English from Hamilton College Clinton is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. English is not so much a subject as an ensemble of interrelated disciplines. It explores the cultural place and vitality of language . It considers the artistic pleasure and social role of literature. It surveys the historical sweep of prose, poetry, theatre and film in their many forms. And it illuminates the creative spark at the very center of all meaningful human activity. The many dimensions of English study mean that it has something to offer nearly everyone. Majors can work toward specialized research in a particular era, genre or critical approach. Minors can gain a broad background in sophisticated reading and analysis. The creative writing program allows students to develop their own talents in prose or poetry. And students in other fields can choose from a variety of courses that offer a grounding in valuable reading and writing skills. The English Department at Hamilton offers two academic tracks, English and creative writing. Students may major or minor in either. The English concentration begins with a small, interactive, writing-intensive course that focuses on the ways in which novels, plays, poems and short stories differ as forms of literature. Students may then choose from an array of courses devoted to particular authors, historical periods and critical themes. In addition to courses in the major figures and periods of English and American literature, the Hamilton program offers courses that focus on the rich diversity of African, African-American, Caribbean, Native American and postcolonial writing. STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES Many English majors spend a semester or a year studying abroad, typically in England, Ireland or Australia. Hamilton-affiliated programs offer a chance to explore first-hand the historical roots and cultural settings of many of our most important authors and works. While study abroad is an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum, it has special resonance for students of English as they learn to analyze not only traditional texts but the larger cultural and creative interactions that produce them. THE SENIOR PROGRAM English majors at Hamilton progress toward a unique senior seminar, a culminating experience in which students work with a professor to define and articulate the critical approach to literary study they have developed over previous semesters. Honors students in English participate in a two-semester project that concludes with a public presentation and a written thesis. Senior creative writing students seeking honors undertake a one-semester work or collection that is presented in a public reading. RESOURCES Hamilton's Burke Library has among its substantial literary holdings an important collection related to the American modernist poet and Hamilton alumnus Ezra Pound. It also offers a wide selection of Caribbean literature and a remarkable handwritten, hand-decorated manuscript from 1465 that students in medieval courses may examine and handle. While nearly every campus has a writing center, Hamilton's Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center is regarded as one of the nation's best ? a model for other colleges and universities. Here students learn the fine points of researching, developing and organizing essays. All students have access to ? and most make use of ? the center's student tutors, who are drawn from the best writers in every discipline across campus. View more details on Hamilton College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.