Why Study English and World Literatures 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!
Literature and Media Concentration
World Literature Concentration
Program Highlights
Literary New York
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.
Career Readiness
Joint MS Program with Pace
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.
