Overview

In the Literary Studies BA program offered by The New School students hone their skills as writers and editors while considering works of literature—novels, poems, essays, plays, memoirs, epics, mysteries, and more—from the standpoints of craft, history, psychology, textual analysis, politics, technology, and cultural studies.

Writing Concentration

The final semester of students in the Writing Concentration is dedicated to intensive capstone work in your chosen genre and courses in a secondary genre. All writing courses are taught by practicing writers with national reputations, and are based on the following assumptions:

Writing is a liberal art.
Writers are, above all, readers.
Close study of each genre's aesthetic, critical, and historical concepts is essential.

Writers have a vital relationship to society, culture, and nature that should be explored and expressed through their art.

Literature and Critical Analysis Concentration

In the Literature and Critical Analysis concentration, we study great works past and present, acquiring a broad knowledge of literary history, theory, and criticism. Choosing your own path, you develop advanced skills as a reader, writer, and analytical thinker, in preparation for an independent research essay in your final semester. All literature courses are taught by scholars with national reputations in their field and are based on the following assumptions:

Reading is a creative act.
Literature is a print or manuscript archive of the verbal arts, open to all readers.
Criticism heightens our experience of the verbal arts and contributes to knowledge.
Engaging with works of literature deepens our understanding of the world.

Career Paths

Literary Studies majors go on to work for publishing companies, magazines, websites, and libraries. They pursue careers in writing, nonprofit organizations, journalism, bookselling, educational institutions, and advanced studies in English, comparative literature, and creative writing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of the English Novel

The Fairy Tale and Literature

African American Women Writers

American Gothic

Feminist Literature

Slavic Dreams and Nightmares: Utopia, Dystopia and Science Fiction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Literature American and Australasian studies View 1013 other Bachelors in Literature in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the Common Application. All applicants are required to apply online.

The application fee for U.S. domestic applicants and international transfer applicants is $50. The application fee for first-year international applicants is $75.
2 Essays
Letters of Recommendation

First-year applicants must provide official high school and/or college transcripts
All applicants who are native speakers of languages other than English must submit valid English language proficiency test results taken within the past two years.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

60240 USD / year

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Out-of-State

60240 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

60240 USD / year

≈ 60240 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Writing Concentration

Literature and Critical Analysis Concentration

Career Paths

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

New York City

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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