Program Highlights

• Students receive personal attention in literary and pedagogical training and field experience

• Faculty in a wide range of specialties, including traditional areas such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, the Brontës, Lawrence, Faulkner, Hemingway and Creole Literature as well as more recently developed fields such as interdisciplinary studies in literature, digital humanities, film studies, animal studies and performance studies

• Faculty in creative writing and writers in residence offer personalized instruction by renowned poets, fiction writers and playwrights

• Faculty/student research opportunities in digital humanities and publishing

• Common Read Program brings internationally acclaimed writers to campus for direct contact with students

• Courses in linguistics, history of language and literacy; history and criticism of film, performance and gender studies; and professional writing and publishing studies, offering professional credentials and internships

• Southeast Louisiana site of the National Writing Project that hosts institutes for teachers and in-service activities in teaching of writing

• Faculty have been recognized on regional, national and international levels as creative writers and scholars, and numerous faculty received university honors for teaching

• Honors curriculum available

• Student computer labs, writing studio and the Southeastern Writing Center are equipped with up-to-date technology, including design and professional publishing software, laptops and other digital devices