Why Study Literature at MMC?

    Reading can transport you across time and space in a personal and intimate journey. Our diverse curriculum includes texts from many continents and historical eras to help students understand the world they live in—and create the world they want to see. Our student-friendly, tight-knit program offers small classes, one-on-one independent studies, and exciting study abroad opportunities. But you don’t have to get on a plane to discover new worlds: from poetry slams at the Nuyorican Café, to medieval courtyards at the Cloisters Museum, to the Afrofuturist Room at the MET, we will take you on exciting journeys right here in New York City!

    Our program strives to prepare students for life after College. You will have the opportunity to gain professional editorial experience by working on our literary magazine (The Carson Review), our online cultural magazine (twotwoone.nyc), or our newspaper (The Monitor). You can enjoy professional mentorship and hands-on practice as one of our Teaching Apprentices or Research Apprentices. You can even pursue our joint BA/MS in publishing program with Pace University to get an early start on your career. Most importantly, you will gain critical thinking, writing, communication, and analytical skills highly valued by employers in any professional field!

    Contact

    Chair and Professor of English and World Literatures

    Jennifer Brown
    jbrown1@mmm.edu
    646-393-4120

    Program Highlights

    The New York Public Library

    New York City bursts with literary history and culture — from Shakespeare in the Park and the Public Theater to the New York Public Library and Strand Bookstore in the East Village.

    It’s a city where the streets offer a map of literary history filled with places from which classics sprang. The literary past of New York City is only surpassed by its present— find writing, performance, and cultural events any night of the week.

    Solange Guerrero and Cassie Sublette
    Attention to career development is integrated into our curriculum: develop critical reading, writing, research, and thinking skills essential for success not only in your academic work but also in your professional lives beyond the classroom.  
    Pace University
    MMC has a unique partnership with Pace University that allows up to two qualified students per year to begin pursuing their Master’s degree in Publishing while completing their undergraduate degree. This program offers considerable advantages for students who are eager to establish themselves on a career path beyond entry-level positions in publishing and is particularly attractive to students who have strong interests in language, literature, and writing.

     

    Careers and Outcomes

    As a World Literature minor, you will be well prepared for numerous options after you graduate — from graduate school to careers in a wide range of professions.

    Careers

    • Technical Writer
    • Social Media Manager
    • Lawyer
    • Teacher
    • Editor
    • Content Manager

    The Carson Review

    The mark of a thriving undergraduate creative writing program is in the eminence of its student literary magazine: The Carson Review is Marymount Manhattan College’s creative writing journal, published once a year in the spring.

    Learn more about The Carson Review

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