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Briar Cliff offers majors and minors in both English and Writing. Each of these areas of study provides a fine liberal education as well as preparation for careers.

Writing offers a lifetime of challenge and reward. Whether its result is a novel or a technical proposal, the writer’s work is essential to informing and improving society. The “information revolution” insures that the writer’s skills will be increasingly in demand to create, shape, communicate and translate knowledge.

Although a generic writing major is possible, students will be strongly advised to select one of the emphases. All students must pass an entrance test of word processing competency soon after declaring the major; other specific competencies will be expected in individual courses.