Creative Writing

The Department of English integrates creative and critical practice through training in close reading, analytical writing, cultural history and theory, and craft/form. Our faculty research and pedagogy cover the breadth of the study of British and American literatures and cultures ranging from the medieval era to the present. The curriculum emphasizes literature and literary history, race and ethnicity studies, feminist and gender studies, queer theory and the history of sexuality, visual culture and comparative media studies, and the Anglophone literature of the postcolonial world. Faculty have particular strengths in the newer interdisciplinary areas of medical humanities, ecocriticism, post-humanism, and environmental humanities. Recent research and writing in the public humanities innovates the departmental mission as faculty and students engage new audiences. Rice English is also home to a vibrant creative writing concentration offering a range of courses in fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.

Minor

• Minor in Creative Writing

Creative Writing does not currently offer an academic program at the graduate level.

Chair

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To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’s Course Catalog.
To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice's Course Schedule.

Description and Code Legend

Note: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, and abbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference: 

Course Catalog/Schedule

• Course offerings/subject code: Courses from various subjects may apply towards this program

Department (or Program) Description and Code

• English: ENGL

Undergraduate Minor Description and Code 

• Minor in Creative Writing: CREW

CIP Code and Description¹

• CREW Minor: CIP Code/Title: 23.1302 - Creative Writing