Overview

Key features

At Literature and Creative Writing's Hamilton College, students may choose to major in literature or creative writing. In either case, their professors will encourage them to explore literature across centuries, nations, and languages.

Consulting with advisors, literature majors develop an individualized, and potentially interdisciplinary, course of study. Creative writing majors take courses that balance literary study with poetry and prose workshops. In both majors, the curriculum emphasizes small classes, the exchange and testing of ideas, and the development of superior reading and writing skills.

Literature Students Will Learn to:

Write clear and well supported arguments about literary and/or other cultural texts
Demonstrate knowledge of diverse literary traditions across historical periods, geographic regions, and/or social contexts
Analyze literary works compellingly in contexts informed by literary criticism and/or broader regions, and/or social contexts

Creative Writing Students Will Learn to:

Write with an awareness of the literary traditions within which they are working
Write with attentiveness to form and genre
Write a sustained creative project that demonstrates originality and attention to language

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Playwriting
Letterpress Studio
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop
Literature and American Identity
The Road Trip in American Literature
Renaissance Outsiders
Literature and/of Empowerment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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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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130

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for admission, candidates must submit one of the following applications:

The Common Application or
The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success (via Scoir)
Eligible students may also apply through their QuestBridge National College Match application.

Other requirements:

academic record and potential (rigor, transcript and test scores)
interviews (optional, but encouraged), essays, recommendation letters, as well as other supplemental materials submitted with your application
Hamilton does not have a specific score requirement for these English-proficiency exams

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

71970 USD / year

≈ 71970 USD / year
Out-of-State

71970 USD / year

≈ 71970 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

71970 USD / year

≈ 71970 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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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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