The English Department is proud to offer three very exciting majors: Writing and Literature Major, Writing and Literature Major: Creative Writing Track, and Liberal Arts Major: Journalism Option. Descriptions of majors can be found below.
Writing and Literature Major
Our Writing and Literature Program leads to an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree and is designed to articulate fully with the English majors at both Queens College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Students who complete an A.A. in Writing and Literature may transfer as juniors to the English Major at either college.
To finish the program successfully, all Writing and Literature students must complete 60 credits. These credits are distributed as follows: 30 Pathways Common Core credits (6 English Required, 3 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning, 3 Life and Physical Sciences, 18 Flexible Core) and 30 Writing and Literature credits. For detailed information on requirements and options, see our Writing and Literature website.
Director of the Writing and Literature Major
Dr. Jesse Schwartz
E-mail: jesseschwartz@lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718.482.4073
Office: M-109 B
Writing and Literature Major: Creative Writing Track
The Creative Writing Track of the Writing and Literature Major allows students to focus on creative writing—poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction—while still receiving rigorous instruction in literature, literary history, and literary criticism. The Creative Writing Track leads to an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree and is designed to articulate fully with Queens College and York College. Students who complete the Creative Writing Track may transfer as juniors to the English Major at either institution.
To finish the program successfully, students must complete 60 credit hours of coursework (12 Common Core credits, 18 Flexible Core credits, and 21 English credits) and graduate from LaGuardia Community College. For detailed information on requirements and options for Creative Writing Track within Writing and Literature major, please see our Creative Writing website.
As a student in the Writing and Literature Program, you will be encouraged to participate in literary activities such as student and faculty poetry and fiction readings and to submit your work to publications such as The LIT and The Bridge.
Director of Writing and Literature: Creative Writing Track
Dr. Sonia Rodriguez
E-mail: sorodriguez@lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718.730.7595
Office: M-120E
Liberal Arts Major: Journalism Option
The Journalism Option in the Liberal Arts prepares students for journalism and other media careers through teaching the fundamentals of the news gathering process, from developing story ideas, conducting secondary research and in-person interviews, to writing and editing and publishing stories. By pursuing this major, students will gain the writing, editing and technology skills they need to practice journalism in the twenty-first century. They will learn the ethics and responsibilities of journalists, and the process of interviewing sources and writing news in a variety of formats including or print, online and radio broadcast.
With articulation agreements with Brooklyn College and York College, students can transfer seamlessly to leading programs in journalism within CUNY and complete their four-year degrees. The Journalism program is committed to bringing a diversity of voices to its students using the diversity and richness available in Queens and New York City. For detailed information on requirements and options, see our Journalism Option website or Journalism Handbook.
Director of the Liberal Arts Major: Journalism Option
Dr. Meghan Fox
E-mail: mefox@lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718.730.7453
Office: M-119A
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