English

Bring your writing dreams to life.

The creative writing concentration at Montreat College offers students the chance to explore their passion for writing in a supportive environment. Creative Writing majors engage in small, intensive workshop-style classes with professors and peers, allowing for personalized feedback and development.

Students also have opportunities to showcase their work through the sponsored reading series and submissions to The Lamp Post, Montreat College’s literary magazine. Aspiring poets, essayists, and novelists are encouraged to share their voices by participating in local writing festivals, contests, lectures, and public readings.

Connect timeless stories to today’s world.

The literature concentration offers students the opportunity to explore literary interpretation through an in-depth examination of a diverse range of texts. Students select courses from three categories: Early British Literature, Later British Literature, and United States Literature. Emphasizing historical, Christian, and formal modes of interpretation, the concentration encourages students to connect classic imaginative works with broader human themes found in art, economics, history, and current events.

English courses at Montreat College combine scholarship with a thoughtful biblical worldview. Students focus on a single concentration while applying courses from the other two concentrations toward their degree requirements. This cohesive approach, under the guidance of practiced scholars and published authors, provides students with a firm grasp of both literary craft and technical writing.

Explore diverse career paths in writing and critical thinking.

The professional writing concentration enables English students to explore career paths in fields such as English and communication. In addition, students gain a strong foundation in literature and develop advanced analytical and critical thinking skills.

English courses at Montreat College combine scholarship with a thoughtful biblical worldview. Students focus on a single concentration while applying courses from the other two concentrations toward their degree requirements. This cohesive approach, under the guidance of practiced scholars and published authors, provides students with a firm grasp of both literary craft and technical writing.

Become a proactive defender against cyber threats.

Montreat College’s penetration testing concentration within the cybersecurity program focuses on developing advanced skills in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities to strengthen organizational security. This concentration provides hands-on experience with ethical hacking techniques and tools, preparing students to proactively protect systems from cyber threats.