Develop a broad critical and historical understanding of influential cultural traditions and to foster a range of reading and writing strategies as well as skills of critical analysis. It prepares students directly for careers in teaching or writing, but the skills and knowledge it imparts are widely useful in numerous business and professional settings. 

Thee undergraduate Creative Writing program (previously known as the English Writing program) provides a wide variety of classes across three genre tracks: fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 

The English Writing graduate program is a three-year degree providing students with the time and opportunity to produce a book-length final manuscript.