Creative Writing Mission, Goals, & Objectives

The academic mission of Lebanon Valley College’s program in creative writing is to develop writing skills in a variety of modes and for a variety of audiences, while also developing abilities in critical thinking and creative problem solving. The program achieves these objectives through courses centered on craft, process, and aesthetic traditions in all of the genres we teach. Students are engaged through multiple experiences pertaining to creative writing: workshops, seminar courses, readings by visiting writers, internships, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Graduates of the creative writing program are equipped to work in a wide variety of fields and to pursue graduate study.

Creative Writing Department Goals and Objectives

Program Goal 1: Students will demonstrate effective critical thinking.   

• Analysis of Contexts & Assumptions: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze context and assumptions   

Program Goal 2: Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication abilities.   

• Information Literacy: Students will demonstrate the ability to use authoritative sources   
• Control of Syntax and Mechanics: Students will demonstrate the ability to control syntax and mechanics   
• Domain-Specific Communications: Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate according to domain-specific goals   
• Domain-Specific Technology: Students will demonstrate the ability to use programs, applications, and/or hardware according to domain-specific goals  

* Creative Writing and English define and assess their programs’ communications and technology outcomes separately.

Program Goal 3: Students will demonstrate effective critical reading skills.   

• Comprehension: Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend complex texts   
• Close Reading: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze relations between form and content   

For more information on learning goals and outcomes, contact institutionalresearch@lvc.edu.