Hartwick English majors acquire verbal and analytical skills that introduce them into a variety of occupations.

• Cambridge Business Publishers
  Harper’s Magazine
  Northwestern Mutual
  YMCA of Greater Boston
  Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  Scientific American
  University of Nice

Many have completed advanced study at prestigious institutions.

Cornell University
Chapman University
University of California at Davis
Washington University, St. Louis
Mary Baldwin College
Southern Connecticut State University
The Actor’s Studio

Through the Visiting Writers Series, students have been able to interact with writers such as Nobel Laureates Joseph Brodsky and Derek Walcott; Pulitzer Prize winners Donald Justice and N. Scott Momaday; former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky; and authors Jamaica Kincaid and Joyce Carol Oates. Each fall, exciting new poets and fiction writers lead special workshops for students in the New American Writing Festival.

Hartwick’s English Department offers two majors, each with its own requirements. In addition, students may choose to obtain New York state teacher certification in English.

Literature: A wide range of courses in Anglo-American and postcolonial literature, literary theory, ethnic literatures, regional literatures, period surveys, gender studies, media studies, and major authors.
Creative writing: Courses in writing fiction, poetry, play-writing, and creative non-fiction