Creative Writing, English, interdisciplinary Philosophy / Religion

English & The Humanities
The University of Maine at Farmington’s English & The Humanities area incorporates many different academic areas: Creative Writing, English, and interdisciplinary Philosophy / Religion, as well as foreign languages.

Farmington’s English program is a traditional and widely respected Arts and Sciences degree, in which students work their way through a series of increasingly sophisticated and complex approaches to English and American literature. It features small classes, in which students develop important skills in writing, critical thinking and detailed text analysis.

Our renowned Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program is the only such degree program in Maine and one of only three in New England. Classes are typically no larger than 15 students and our Creative Writing students enjoy a close working relationship with their professors. Farmington’s Creative Writing program truly treats writing as an art form and each student improves and grows as a writer of fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, while learning skills valuable to journalism, technical writing, publishing, advertising, and public relations.

Our interdisciplinary Philosophy / Religion program comprises the study of humanity's efforts to arrive at answers to life's most fundamental questions. Philosophy / Religion students study well-reasoned arguments, the history and subfields of philosophy, and the world's great religions. Students might go from a discussion of Buddhism — to an examination of Nietzsche's analysis of morality — to a lecture on Plato's theory of the soul.

Farmington also offers numerous possibilities for those wishing to expand their foreign language skills. Courses in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish are taught by continuing faculty and visiting international scholars.