Writing and Cultural Studies
Write Your Future
The Department of Writing and Cultural Studies located on the Pleasantville Campus offers students a unique opportunity—to attend college in the historic Hudson Valley, a region known for its rich history of writing and art, and have access to New York City, a locale that has inspired countless poets, writers, scholars, and activists.
Students enjoy small classes and mentoring from Writing and Cultural Studies faculty with strong records in scholarly publishing, creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. Majors present scholarly work at academic conferences, enjoy writing for campus publications, and take advantage of department literary, cultural, and social events. Through an emphasis on community and collaboration, both on our campus and beyond, students are supported to write their future.
Flexibility is Our Focus
Our course offerings, curricular design, and individualized, student-centered approach to teaching, learning, and mentorship encourage students to take creative risks, experiment with style and form, generate new ideas, and challenge convention with the goal of cultivating and amplifying their own distinctive voices. This dynamic approach offers a multidisciplinary curriculum that foregrounds cultural studies to explore critical and creative disciplines in innovative and experiential ways that value academic freedom and flexibility through diverse learning opportunities.
A Community of Writers
Experiential learning is a cornerstone of the Department of Writing and Cultural Studies. Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of unique experiences and opportunities that complement their academic schedule. Students can travel the world by enrolling in our study abroad classes. They can also participate in co-curricular activities by joining or submitting writing to the arts and literary journal, CHROMA, and our media platform, the channel. Each semester, the department runs a slate of career and cultural events designed to build a campus-wide community of thinkers and writers. Students who excel in their studies can join the Pace, Pleasantville chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international honors society of English studies. Through faculty mentorship, students also can publish their work in professional journals and present at regional, national, and international conferences.
Writers across any genre can have their work published in the premiere Pleasantville publications CHROMA and the channel.
Students within the Writing and Cultural Studies department have found themselves studying across the globe in Greece, England, and Costa Rica.
Undergraduate Programs
The department offers a BA in Writing and Rhetoric that suits a wide variety of career aspirations, including education, professional and creative writing, public policy, marketing, advertising, communications, publishing, and law.
Students also have the opportunity to enroll in our combined degree programs, earning their BA and MA/MS/JD in as little as five years and allowing them to get ahead professionally while saving time and money.
Minors
Our available minors pair well with any major to provide the skills needed to effectively communicate regardless of the career path you're on.
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Department Chairperson