The Creative Writing major allows students to write fiction and poetry in multi-tiered workshops that culminate in a final writing project of publishable quality. The program offers instruction in other genres of writing and in literary editing and publishing, and it includes substantial coursework in literature. The skills students acquire in this program will equip them for all types of careers where keen, lucid writing is expected, whether analytical, editorial, or creative. This program also prepares students for graduate study in both Creative Writing and English.