The African American Literature concentration focuses on African American literature and its influence and influences around the world.
The Concentration in Creative Writing begins with a four-genre introduction to creative writing and includes advanced classes in Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, and Digital Writing, where students can explore their creativity in multiple genres.
The English Language Arts concentration provides prospective teachers with the attitudes, content, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary to pursue the Master of Arts in Teaching or other Alternate Route pathway to teacher certification..
The Concentration in Literature allows students to explore American, English, and World literatures from Classical and Medieval periods to the present.
The Concentration in Professional Writing focuses on academic and other forms of expository writing with a foundational course in Professional Writing, along with Technical Writing, Digital Writing, and Nonfiction.
Mastery of a second language also shows an understanding and sensitivity to other cultures and an awareness of the global marketplace.
The Spanish - Language Arts concentration provides prospective teachers with the attitudes, content, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching or other Alternate Route pathway for teacher certification in elementary, middle, or high school.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies critically examine the social construction of gender and the status of women in a variety of cultural contexts and time periods.