English Writing - Marist College

English Writing from Marist College is a Campus Bachelor Writing degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. MISSION: The English program offers concentrations in literature, writing, and theatre; the goals and principles underlying these concentrations are the same: (1) To increase the student's appreciation and understanding of the literary, pragmatic, rhetorical, and dramatic uses of language. (2) To develop the student's ability to write effectively in a variety of situations. (3) To help the student become more receptive to the many-sided pleasures of reading, writing, and oral presentation. (4) To enable the student to see how literary and nonliterary texts illuminate the complexity of human experience. (5) To heighten the student's awareness of the moral and ethical implications of literary and nonliterary texts. (6) To foster the student's intellectual, aesthetic, and professional creativity. The professional goals of the concentration are: (1) To prepare students for careers utilizing analytical writing skills and/or performance skills in such fields as business, industry, education, government, theatre, and media. (2) To prepare students for graduate studies in literature and writing and in fields that require analytic, interpretive, and writing skills. (3) In conjunction with the Teacher Education Program, to prepare students for careers in secondary education. CONCENTRATION IN WRITING The writing concentration develops the student's skills in a number of different forms: literary writing, technical and professional communication, print, and writing on-line. Students also have the opportunity to fulfill requirements for the concentration by taking writing courses offered by other divisions of the College (e.g., Writing for Radio and TV and a variety of Journalism courses). Internships with business, media, and civic organizations offer students in the writing concentration the opportunity to gain work experience that utilizes the writing and analytical skills that the concentration develops. View more details on Marist College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Writing courses.