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Delve into the wide variety of courses you can explore in your English major or minor at Seattle University.

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In English and English/Creative Writing, we have designed our courses to open your mind, ignite your imagination, strengthen your critical and creative powers, broaden your literary and historical understanding, and promote powerful encounters with the world that will deepen your commitment to social justice.  English majors have the opportunity to supplement their coursework with cross-listed offerings in Film Studies, and vice versa.

Our professors are committed to your intellectual and creative development.  In the Jesuit tradition, we are committed to your personal and professional formation as well.

As an English major, you'll benefit from award-winning teaching in seminar-sized classes, careful advising throughout your degree, and workshops preparing you for careers and graduate school.

Internships are opportunities to network and gain valuable professional experience. English and CW students can take 5 credit internships as general electives, while Writing Studies students must take internships that are writing related toward their minor. Your faculty will help you make connections and you will work with our Pathways to Professional Formation program.

Additional opportunities enjoyed by our students have included Artist Trust, Public Leadership Education Network, Washington State Democrats, Starbucks Coffee Company, Hugo House, Seattle International Film Festival (curating), American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Old Growth Northwest (producing an anthology related to poetry in the prisons) and King County, Washington, eNotes and Wave Books.

Your career path

The major in English is excellent preparation for careers in law, journalism, advertising and marketing, technical writing, video games, media, and many other fields, as well as for advanced degrees in literary studies, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, women and gender studies, cultural studies, teaching, and other disciplines in the humanities.

The faculty and students in English belong to a discipline that remains at the heart of a liberal arts education. Together, we aim to cultivate

• The power of expression, in all its variety;
• The pleasures of reading complex literary texts, visual images, performance works, and cultural objects;
• Different kinds of literacies (e.g., understanding cross-cultural rhetorics, reading images and visually-constructed meanings, and developing technological/informational fluency);
• Critical inquiry, analysis, and argumentation, which are fundamental for virtually all intellectual pursuits and many kinds of careers; and
• Creative thinking, reflection, imagination, and insight.

These strengths, skills, and abilities continue to make English not just a mainstay of core education in general but also a major asset on your professional résumé.

Sample English Courses

The English Department offers a wide variety of literature courses on range of exciting topics.  We welcome you into our curriculum, where you might enjoy some of the classes below.

Apocalypse in Film and Literature takes students on a journey to other galaxies and others' worlds.  You will meet strange beings, fight cosmic battles, view the end of time and the afterlife, and discover ultimate horizons and hopes.  The course's texts and films include H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds , Arthur Clark's 2001 , Walter Miller's Canticle for Leibowitz , Walker Percy's The Thanatos Syndrome , Doris Lessing's Memoirs of a Survivor , Terence Malick's Tree of Life , Cormac McCarthy's The Road , as well as Elysium, The Day After, and Enders Game.

In this course, we consider the historical and personal contexts of numerous American women writers and discuss the role that literary criticism and contemporary feminist scholarship play in our interpretations. In the first half of the course, we discuss studies in early American women's writing. During the colonial period, women who were in the New World rarely expressed themselves through writing, with only a few notable exceptions, Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson, two Puritan women writers who had to negotiate their social positions carefully and cautiously.  Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, American women writers were rarely read or taken seriously, even though they offered unique perspectives on the colonies and emerging nation.  Even in the 19th and 20th centuries, American women writers have continued to deal with sexism in the literary marketplace, and there are still many hurtles that women writers must overcome.  For example, in her 1997, revised introduction to her 1963 publication of The Feminine Mystique , Betty Freidan insightfully writes, "sexual politics now feeds the politics of hate and the growing polarization of America" (xviii).  American women writers of today are shaping and molding contemporary feminisms, and we will explore these emerging feminisms through the works of Leslie Marmon Silko, Sandra Cisneros, and others.

• Are you fascinated by language and by how English has changed over time?
• Would you like to learn about linguistics?
• Would you like to know why the plural of "dog" is "dogs," but the plural of "mouse" is "mice"?
• Are you intrigued by the fact that Old English seems so different from Present Day English?
• Do you get upset when you see a split infinitive? Or, do you get upset when someone gets upset about your split infinitives?
• Do you wonder why American English sounds different in the South than it does in the West or in the Northeast and why people are often biased when they hear those differences?
•  Are you wondering about the complex political, social, economic implications of the uses of English as a global language?

HEL (History of the English Language) traces the historical development of the English language from its origins to the present time. In order for students to understand this development fully, they are introduced to basic concepts in linguistics, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. We also review briefly the basics of grammar at the beginning of the quarter. Our basic goal is to understand the development of English by studying both its internal history (changes in sounds, vocabulary, inflections, syntax) and its external history (political, social, and cultural factors that have influenced such development). A significant amount of memorization is involved in this class, but debate and critical thinking are also highly encouraged. We will discuss broad questions, such as the following: What is language? Why do languages evolve? What are the forces that influence their development? We also discuss specific questions-for instance, what are the particular factors that have contributed to language change at specific moments in the history of English? At the end of the course, we pay special attention to English in our contemporary world and discuss the question of English and globalization as well as some of the issues that are the subject of current and controversial debates in the United States, for instance, African American Vernacular, or the English Only movement.

This class investigates various forms of the marvelous as they appeared throughout the Middle Ages. While we certainly deal with dragons, griffins, and lion-headed men, we also deal with marvelous encounters that are more intimate: the ways in which the category of the monstrous was used to define women as opposed to men; the miraculous visions and powers of saints; the interactions between the living and the dead in both "real life" and in dreams.

How and why did twentieth-century culture explore the meanings and experiences of moving in time, and what visions of human life are the result?  How is the obsession with time in modernist art and literature related to the cultural fantasy of time travel and alternate history?  How are contemporary desires to go back in time, redeem history, or experiment with sequence indebted to modernist time culture?  To fashion an answer for yourself, you'll be part of an interdisciplinary discussion that will draw on cultural history, literary theory, and media studies.  The texts we'll explore together include:  H.G. Wells's novel  The Time Machine  , T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," Jorge Luis Borges's short stories "Funes the Memorious" and "The Garden of Forking Paths," selections of modernist art, Philip Dick's alternate-history novel  The Man in the High Castle  , Chris Marker's film  La Jetee   and Terry Gilliam's remake  Twelve Monkeys  , Christopher Nolan's  Memento  , James Cameron's  The Terminator  , and Sample short fiction from  Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century .

Literatures of the United States of America (a.k.a. American literature) express a multiplicity of perspectives, imagined realities, and lived experiences. Even before the existence of the nation, literatures of early America represented a diversity of ideas in relation to place, faith, identity, and culture. At the same time, the study of American literature risks erasing literary diversity by focusing on only well-known texts written by established and recognized authors. In this course, we debate this point and discuss how to engage in a multicultural and multiethnic examination of American literary history. We examine key texts that represent ethnic and multicultural views of the American experience. American literature is incredibly diverse, often challenging literary and social conventions, and literature in all of its forms invites controversy, requires rigorous intellectual debate, and has the power to change the course of human thought and behavior. The texts we study in this course invite our careful analysis, and we discuss the ethical and methodological foundations for our analyses.

Sample Creative Writing Courses

The English Department offers a wide variety of Creative Writing courses on range of exciting topics.  We welcome you into our curriculum, where you might enjoy some of the classes below.

Slam Poetry is a term used to describe the style of writing and performance that has taken the world of poetry by storm since the inception of the "Poetry Slam" in the late 80's. But what is the slam style of poetry? And what is a poetry slam? In this course, we will dive deep into those questions and their answers. A main focus of this class will be to discuss, evaluate and analyze past and present slam poems, poets and styles both on the page as well as in performance. To observe what makes these poems effective, powerful, and moving within the craft of writing and what skill the poets employ to bring those poems to life on the stage. The goals of the course will be to for you to gain the skills to write well-crafted poems (imagistic, personal, and evocative) and to then employ the performance style that will best serve the theme and voice of each piece.

While combining words and pictures to tell a story dates back to the ancient Egyptians, the combination of the two has developed rapidly since the turn of the last century, in the forms of comic books and comic strips.  Moreover, the last few decades has seen a huge expansion in the use of this distinct medium, especially in the form of long term story telling (i.e.: "graphic novels"). 

This course will go over the history of comic art over the last century in order to familiarize the students with its many achievements and applications, while also providing inspiration for your own ideas.  We'll also discuss the basic language and techniques employed by comic writers and artists to better prepare you for your own assignments.

Writers and readers are drawn to Young Adult fiction for a variety of reasons: the compelling plots of books like The Hunger Games , the unique characters that bring John Green's novels to life, Melissa Marr's exquisitely-built fantasy worlds, and the stories like Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak  and Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why  that help teens survive a sometimes dark and troubling world. In this class, we'll examine all of these aspects of YA Fiction.We'll read YA books from multiple genres as models and for inspiration. Through a variety of writing exercises and discussion, we'll explore character, point-of-view, plot, construction of scene, setting, theme, and teen voice. You will begin to work on your own Young Adult novel in the genre of your choice. There will also be time spent on peer review and workshopping, revision, and an in-depth discussion of the business of publishing YA books. By the end of the course, you will have at least two revised chapters and a synopsis to guide you toward completion of a publishable quality YA novel.

This course takes a practice-based approach to screenwriting, engaging the Aristotelian foundations of story, plot, character, dialogue, and conflict within the framework of the individual writer's lived experiences. You will write scenes on a weekly basis and we will read and critique these scenes during workshop. This scene work prepares you to produce a final short film screenplay. With the filmmaking tools of the 21st century taken into account-inexpensive video cameras and audio recorders, self-promoted internet distribution, and handheld devices that literally put cinematic experiences in our hands-you will write screenplays that can be independently produced on a low/no-budget basis. Your final scripts will have the option of getting produced (either by you or someone else) in subsequent sections of Narrative Filmmaking and Filmmaking I.

Foreign lands and faraway places have captured the minds of readers and writers for centuries. In this creative writing class, we will explore the methods, styles, and ethical dimensions of writing about people and places around the world. From foundational stories like The Odyssey  and Gilgamesh  to spiritual journeys from Dante to Margery Kempe, travel-and the new insights that it can bring-has been a seminal means of intellectual and scientific discovery in western civilization. Recently, with the smashing success of bestsellers like Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love , travel writing has become so popular that major New York publishing houses have begun to devote entire imprints to a steady supply of tourism-based work from "writers who travel." At the same time, cultural critics caution writers-particularly those from countries with relatively more economic and political power-about the potential dangers of typecasting or misrepresenting the people and practices that they encounter abroad. In this class, we will examine both historical foundations and contemporary trends in tales and testimonies of travel, and we will practice writing about places near and far. As part of this work, we will explore various motivations for travel writing-journey, discovery, politics, storytelling, meditation, commerce, and self-discovery-as well as the ethical complexities that accompany them. Students will be introduced to the pertinent craft components of storytelling as they relate to travel, and they will be invited to write about place, travel, and community in a variety of formats. In addition, we will consider commercial aspects of travel writing, including publication venues, paying markets, and the lifestyle of a travel writer.

The idea of writing a full-length book can be exciting, intimidating, and mind-boggling. You might ask yourself, "How do I begin?" Or, "How much is enough?" What is  the process for planning and completing a book-length work of fiction, and how should such a work ultimately be put together? This class takes on these and other related questions in order to introduce you to the process, craft, and industry of writing longer fiction. Through analysis of craft essays by working writers as well as several book-length works, we will consider core principals related to structure, time, theme, and characterization. Alongside these discussions, we will survey the principle forms that longer fiction takes in today's market: novels, novellas, multi-perspective novels, vignette-driven novels, and story cycles. Your own work in this course will include original writing that will contribute to a larger work-in-progress that you will summarize and outline by the end of the term. Full-class workshops will provide you with feedback on your work, and additional professionally-oriented assignments will introduce you to the process of seeking publication for book-length works of fiction.

Sample Minor Courses

This course moves beyond a "micro" focus on grammar and punctuation basics to work on "macro" issues of polish and persuasion.  It teaches you how to recognize and recreate varying complexity in sentence structure and expression, to understand appropriate writing styles for different contexts, and to strengthen your writing through careful attention to transitions, strong/active word choice, coherence, and persuasiveness. It will help you appreciate the stylistic choices that writers make for rhetorical effect as you learn how to achieve these effects in your own writing.  As you learn how to edit and strengthen your and others' writing, you will improve the sophistication and elegance of your prose.   ENGL 2135 Grammar and Punctuation leads naturally into this course but is not a prerequisite.

This course focuses on the theory and practice of argument, approaching argument as a process of inquiry, of carefully considering alternative views and multiple sources, and of building your own reasoned arguments.  At this historical moment in the United States, a number of philosophers, journalists, analysts, and scholars have underscored the importance of argument in the functioning of democracy. Besides studying the principles of classical argument as an important preparation for diverse careers and your role as a citizen, you will learn Rogerian communication and listening rhetoric as a means of having what social conflict managers call "difficult conversations," leading to cooperative and collaborative problem solving.  As you write different genres of argument (academic and civic) and different types of arguments (definition, causal, evaluation and proposal) for audiences of your choice, you will hone your rhetorical skills and develop control, elegance, and grace with your prose style.  This foundational course in the Writing Studies Minor is useful to all majors, especially to students heading for careers in law, education, the arts, public leadership, business, the environmental field, and English studies.

This course offers an opportunity to think about writing, its cognitive demands and its personal rewards, as you focus on yourself as a writer.  The course's three main goal are (1) to acquaint you with the developments in composition theory and the teaching of composition from the last thirty years; (2) to give you an opportunity to work creatively and reflectively on your writing from the vantage point of this theoretical knowledge; and (3) to help you think out ways you might use writing as a professional in your career, or perhaps as a teacher, tutor, or supervisor.  In order to further your growth as a competent, confident writer, this course examines different theoretical approaches to writing and the teaching of writing as well as discusses writing process strategies, including ways to generate ideas and tap your creativity, overcome writer's block, and revise your writing more effectively. The writing for this course-in personal, academic, and civic genres-will give you different writing experiences to nurture your development as a versatile, reflective, sophisticated writer.

Literatures of the United States of America express a multiplicity of perspectives, imagined realities, and lived experiences although the diversity of literatures of early America have sometimes been erased or eclipsed by focusing on only well-known texts and authors. This course discusses how to engage in a multicultural and multiethnic examination of American literary history, with a specific emphasis on multiethnic rhetorics and the importance of written expressions to civil rights movements. An examination of diverse perspectives in American literature offers glimpses into the past and an underchristanding of various literary, social, and multicultural movements while simultaneously challenging readers of today.  This course is designed to prepare you to understand advanced literary inquiry and participate in written debates as well as to write clearly and concisely for various audiences.

This course explores the historical development of the English language from its origins to the present time. In order to understand this development fully, you will be introduced to basic concepts in linguistics, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. This course traces the development of English by studying both its internal history (changes in sounds, vocabulary, inflections, syntax) and its external history (political, social, and cultural factors that have influenced such development).  This study involves a significant amount of memorization, but it also promotes lively debate and critical thinking about language: What is language? Why do languages evolve? What are the forces that influence their development?   What particular factors have contributed to language change at specific moments in the history of English?  The end of the course will explore English in our contemporary world and will discuss the question of English and globalization as well as controversial issues such as "Ebonics" and the English Only movement.

This course is geared toward writing opinion for public readership in the form of Op-Eds, personal and political essays, critical arts reviews and guest columns in a variety of media platforms including print and digital writing. Students learn strategies for generating ideas and persuasive arguments  for editorials, columns and reviews; students build blogs and develop a persuasive and critical voice needed for writing in digital formats. This course teaches journalistic research, source development, and writing for shaping public opinion in traditional and new media.

Writing Studies at Seattle University

Writing studies degrees available at seattle u, seattle u writing rankings.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Seattle U Make?

Salary of writing graduates with a bachelor's degree.

Writing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Seattle U go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $32,663 a year. This is higher than $28,418, which is the national median for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Writing from Seattle U Cost?

Seattle u undergraduate tuition and fees.

Seattle U Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program Diversity

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in writing from Seattle U. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor's in writing.

Does Seattle U Offer an Online BA in Writing?

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Creative Writing at Seattle University

A blog for the students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the Seattle University Creative Writing Program.

Welcome to the Creative Writing Blog for Seattle University!

Tuesday, september 20, 2011, welcome back, writers welcome, new su students.

Friday, March 25, 2011

June johnson's brother to read at elliot bay on saturday april 16th at 5:00 pm.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Cw grad jill charles published "marlene's piano".

Monday, February 14, 2011

Two great events in february.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Anne lamott, author of "bird by bird," will be on campus february 5th.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Prize-wining fiction writer nancy rawles is teaching this spring at su.

Scots Poet Brian Whittingham is Teaching Poetry at SU in Spring ‘11

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Local Writing Organizations

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Seattle Writes: Our Favorite Writing Books

Librarians at The Seattle Public Library created this list of our favorite books about the craft of writing. (September 2022)

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Best Creative Writing colleges in Washington 2024

Best creative writing colleges in washington for 2024.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus offers 2 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 50 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 42 Bachelor's degrees, and 8 Master's degrees.

Pacific Lutheran University offers 2 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 27 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 15 Master's degrees, and 12 Bachelor's degrees.

Western Washington University offers 2 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 143 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 136 Bachelor's degrees, and 7 Master's degrees.

Seattle Pacific University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 13 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 13 Master's degrees.

Seattle University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 15 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 15 Bachelor's degrees.

University of Puget Sound offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2022, 5 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 5 Bachelor's degrees.

Central Washington University offers 4 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a faraway town. In 2022, 53 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 49 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

Eastern Washington University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a outlying town. In 2022, 19 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 19 Master's degrees.

University of Washington-Bothell Campus offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 9 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 9 Master's degrees.

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Seattle University Creative Writing

Seattle University’s Creative Writing program is one of the best in the country, providing you with all the skills and experience you need to pursue a career in publishing. Our core curriculum will teach you the essential elements of fiction, nonfiction and poetry writing as well as how to effectively publish your work while gaining hands-on experience in a variety of genres. We’ll teach you how to make meaningful connections with industry professionals, as well as how to network and market your work. 

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• Campus: Seattle University recognizes over 180 clubs annually. The university also provides a total of four UG residence halls and five apartments with prices ranging from USD 6,702 to USD 11,613 (~5.09 to 8.83 lakhs).  Check:  Programs at Seattle University. 
• Programs: Seattle University offers more than 120 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs through eight colleges and schools. Engineering is the most enrolled program at Seattle University with rank #29 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs by US News and World Report 2022.
• Admission Requirements: To secure admission to Seattle University, International students are required to have a high school score of 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0 for UG and PG programs. All the applicants are required to submit a Statement of Purpose as a mandatory requirement.
• Cost of Attendance: Seattle University does not charge different rates for out-of-state students. Average annual tuition fees for UG students is USD 48,510 i.e 36.90 lakhs and for PG students is USD 13,770 which is approx 10.47 lakhs.
• Financial Aid: More than 91% of undergraduate students receive scholarships or financial aid from the university ranging up to USD 100,000. To be eligible for any scholarship, all the applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.7 on a scale of 4.0.

Seattle University Rankings

• #121 US Universities by QS Rankings 2022
• #801 QS World University Rankings  
• #127 in National Universities by US News and World Report 2022
•  #87 in Best Value Schools by US News and World Report 2022
• #122 US College Rankings 2022 by THE.

Seattle University Campus and Accommodation

Seattle University believes in high student involvement and recreation along with academic success. On-campus departments like Graduate Student, Council Centre for environmental justice and sustainability, and Office of Multicultural Affairs are open for student exposure.

Seattle University also offers opportunities for sports and athletics. It has  20  sports clubs, of which water polo and lacrosse are major attractions. Clubs typically practice year-round and travel periodically throughout the academic year. Another major highlight of the Seattle University campus is the Lemieux library, the students can get access to  300  citations including books, journals, articles, and other learning resources.

Seattle University aims to provide its international students affordable housing options along with themed communities. The university, presently, provides a total of  four  UG residence halls and  five  apartment housings for PG and upper-class UG students.

The residence rate charts for an academic session are as follows:

Seattle University Program

Over 120 undergraduate and 65 graduate courses are offered by Seattle University. International students can pursue their preferred degrees from 8 colleges. Seattle University admissions deadlines depend on the type of program opted for. Some of the popular courses opted by international students are tabulated below:https://5733d20f3af6ebb259efcad8080b8612.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Seattle University Admissions

Every year the SU receives 865 applications from over 60 countries. International candidates must abide by the following for successful submission of their applications:

How To Apply?

Application Portal:  SU Application Portal | Common Application Application Fee:  USD 55 Admission Requirements:

• Official Transcripts
• Two letters of recommendations
• Application essay 
• Statement of Purpose or essay 
• Copy of passport
• Financial documents

English Language Proficiency Tests Requirements

International students need to choose one of the following tests to prove their English Language Excellency:

Note:  It is advisable that all international applicants submit their entries 6-9 months prior to the application quarter entry to give ample time for international mail and visa processing.

Seattle University Cost of Attendance

The cost of attendance is relatively high for Seattle University candidates. But students can manage those expenses from different scholarships, grants, and work while studying.

Seattle University Scholarships

SU awards the Sullivan Leadership Award only to international freshmen. Here are few salient points about the award:

• This scholarship is awarded during the time of admission and is not adjustable.
• Students must have a GPA of 3.7 to be eligible.
• Must possess good written and oral communication skills.
• $12,000 is awarded.
• The amount received through this scholarship is renewable for 4 years at SU. Thus for $12,000 per year, the receiver gets $48,000 for four years.

In addition to other Financial aids in US, both UG and PG students can apply for these scholarships:

Seattle University Alumni

Seattle University has a group of popular alumni lists who are working excellence in their respective fields of career. There are many alumni meetings organized by Seattle university where students get the opportunity to interact directly with alumni and ask relevant questions to choose their careers. Some of them are working in different business, management, and marketing sections of different MNTC.

Notable Alumni:

• Mohamed Alabbar, founder and chairman of Emaar Properties.
• Elgin Baylor retired basketball player
• William D Swenson, Major in the US Army.
• Duff McKagan, founder of the rock band Guns N Roses

Seattle University Placement 

The highest paid Seattle University MBA graduates are Programme & Project Management professionals placed at $97,000( 71,65,535.50 INR) annually. The lowest-paid Seattle University alumni & graduates are Marketing, Product & Communications professionals at $50,000 (36,92,540 INR).

Here are some highest paying degrees of Seattle University:

Seattle University prefers students for whom tradition and education go hand in hand. At SU, student development is not one-dimensional. The campus location at the very heart of Seattle gives its students various opportunities to explore the culture and arts that a world-class city has to offer.

Every year a total of 5000 applications are scrutinized for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs. An acceptance rate below 80% makes it highly competitive. The shortlisting is based on previous academic background, GPA along with TOEFL, IELTS, GRE Score.

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog     2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Click here for objectives     I. Innovations Track Graduates of the University Honors Program    Innovations track may earn an English/Creative Writing major by completing 45 additional credits with a grade point average of 2.00, including: Requirements: ENGL 2000 - Literary Studies ENGL 2050 - Encountering Creative Writing 3000-4000 level ENGL, 35 credits including: ENGL CW courses (20 credits) ENGL 3000-level CT course (5 credits) ENGL 3000-4000 level (5 credits) Senior Synthesis/Capstone (5 credits) II. Intellectual Traditions Track Graduates of the University Honors Program    Intellectual Traditions Track who have completed all five of the literature courses in that program may earn an English/Creative Writing major by taking 35 additional credits, including: ENGL Creative Writing (25 credits) ENGL 3000-4000 level Intercultural/Intersectional Literature (5 credits) III. Society, Policy, and Citizenship Track Graduates of the University Honors Program    Society, Policy, and Citizenship track may earn an English/Creative Writing major by completing 40 additional credits, including: ENGL 3000-4000 level Creative Writing electives (20 credits) 5 credit ENGL 3000-level CT course 5 credit Senior Synthesis/Capstone Graduates of the University Honors Program may earn a minor in English/Creative Writing by completing the requirements below, specified by track: ENGL 2050 - Encountering Creative Writing     ENGL 3000-4000 level Creative Writing electives (15 credits) Departmental Honors English/Creative Writing with Departmental Honors and University Honors Program, BA     Apr. 22, 2024 Empowering voices: the future of creative writing at rice. Creative writing transcends conventional academic boundaries, serving as both a discipline and a practice that invites diverse perspectives and influences. According to Ian Schimmel, associate teaching professor of English at Rice University, creative writing is characterized by its openness to exploration and expression. “It does not define the scope of what a thought project should be,” Schimmel said, adding that creative writing encompasses a wide range of forms and styles, from traditional genres like fiction, poetry, nonfiction and drama to emerging mediums that shape contemporary discourse. “It’s very permeable to other parts of the university that want to participate in it.” Extending beyond mere poetic imagery or storytelling, creative writing delves into the depths of human experience, capturing the rhythm, themes and pauses that define individual narratives. “We’re all an amalgamation of stories,” said Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English. “The rigor of having to explore your imagination and memory with these tools we have is hard work. We try to make it enjoyable work, but it’s definitely hard work.” Creative writing plays a pivotal role in understanding and interpreting societal narratives, Schimmel pointed out, highlighting the significance of studying hybrid forms that blend elements of journalism, memoir and personal reflection, reflecting the multifaceted nature of contemporary storytelling. “I prefer the term ‘imaginative writing’ or ‘public writing,’” said Justin Cronin, writer-in-residence in English. “‘Creative writing’ pays less attention to the idea that this is a discipline. It really is a very particular kind of discipline that you need to learn to do.” At its core, creative writing is about having something to say — a point of view or an urgency that compels expression. “We are equipping students with the tools to say what they feel is most important and urgent,” Schimmel said. “That’s where the fulfillment comes from.” For Cronin, teaching creative writing is a dynamic process of self-discovery and exploration. “Anyone who teaches creative writing is teaching themselves, full stop,” Cronin said. “We are doing both all the time.” He emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of the discipline, drawing connections between literature, film and societal trends. Cronin’s spring 2024 course titled “The End of the World as We Know It: Writing (and Reading) Apocalypse” exemplifies this interdisciplinary approach, blending literary analysis with creative expression to explore existential themes. “There is a lot to learn about craft, about how to make a good sentence, how essays really work, how stories or novels work,” Cronin said. “But then there are also the broader questions: Why do we do this? Where does it come from, and where does it go?” ‘It feels like home’ It’s worth reflecting on the latter question in relation to Rice’s creative writing program. Of the current faculty, Cronin has the longest institutional knowledge. He came to Rice in 2003, effectively doubling the program’s full-time faculty. “It was just me teaching fiction and one poetry professor,” Cronin said. “That was creative writing in 2003.” A couple of years later when he sold a partial manuscript of what evolved into his trilogy “The Passage,” Cronin stepped down from his full-time teaching role to focus on the series. Schimmel later joined Rice during a two-year fellowship starting in 2011. After his first year, the two other creative writing faculty members retired. “I was one of only one or two other people teaching creative writing at Rice in 2012,” Schimmel said. Associate professor Amber Dermont joined the faculty followed by assistant professor Paul Otremba then Lacy Johnson in 2016, which is when Cronin returned to teach at Rice. “We made a strategic plan that involved investing in creative writing, trying to make Rice the best undergraduate creative writing program in the country,” said Lacy Johnson, associate professor of creative writing and director of undergraduate studies in English. “We proposed hiring a few more writers so that we could continue to grow.” And they did, adding Laymon, professor in the practice Andrea Bajani, assistant professor Bryan Washington and associate professor Tomás Q. Morín. “When I saw the job posting at Rice, every writer I knew was applying for the job,” Morín said. “Every writer I knew wanted to work at Rice because it was a dream job.” Morin said his desire to join the faculty only grew after visiting the campus during the interview process when he got to meet the people he’d be working with and the students he’d be teaching. “I felt like this job could be my last stop in terms of my academic career,” Morín said. “This is a place where I could retire. Once I actually did start teaching here, all of that was affirmed. I don’t want to ever teach anywhere else again. This doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like home.” “With Lacy Johnson, Ian Schimmel, Kiese Laymon, Bryan Washington, Tomás Morín, Amber Dermont, Andrea Bajani and Justin Cronin, Rice boasts some of the most significant writers in the United States,” said Kathleen Canning, dean of the School of Humanities, in sharing her assessment of the creative writing faculty she calls “amazing.” “Spectacular” is the word Cronin choses to describe his colleagues. “The amount of raw achievement in so many areas is unparalleled,” Cronin said, pointing to Laymon’s selection as a MacArthur Fellow and Johnson’s creation of the Houston Flood Museum. “We have short story writers, essayists, novelists, poets, screenwriters. We have it all.” Laymon, who started teaching at Rice in January 2022, expressed that he’s been impressed by how dynamic and thoughtful his colleagues are. “Our ability to work together is one of the reasons why the creative writing program is growing at such an incredible rate,” Laymon said. "The learning and the doing" The program’s not growing just in terms of faculty; the academic powerhouse has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of students, sparking a surge of interest that far exceeds available capacity. Most creative writing classes have waitlists at least 20 students deep, while the waitlists for intro workshops are closer to 75. “I’ve never worked anywhere where there was such a tremendous curiosity, passion and interest in creative writing at the undergraduate level,” Morín said. “The desire on the part of these students to use creativity to explore critically and intellectually, I’ve never seen anything like this in my life,” Laymon said, adding that he believes the interest is connected to the strength of the faculty. “You don’t find creative writing programs with any sort of growth unless the students are being taught well.” Laymon suggested the program’s success also lies in its ability to attract students from diverse disciplines, including computer science, biology and engineering. “There is such a hunger on our campus to make things and to take what you learned in the classroom and apply it,” Schimmel said. “There’s often a gulf between the theoretical and the practical in an education setting. What’s powerful about creative writing, and the arts in general, is the connectivity between the learning and the doing.” Faculty members say they appreciate the diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary collaborations that emerge from such a dynamic student body. “There are so many different kinds of expertise for students to use Rice and Houston as a laboratory to think about the issues that are facing us today,” Johnson said. “Thinking about climate, about science, about community, about culture, where better than Houston to come to learn to write about those things?” "Experimenting with words" The creative writing program is a catalyst for that exploration and discovery, empowering students to engage with a myriad of topics and formats while honing their skills as storytellers. For example, on the nonfiction side, Laymon’s spring 2024 course titled "Verses/Versus: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill v. good kid m.A.A.d. city (or 1998 vs. 2012)” allows students to reflect on how music influences their lives, whether through personal experiences or the albums discussed in class. “Nonfiction Nature Writing,” taught by Johnson, merges writing and environmental philosophy. “We’re giving consideration to the ways that we think about and talk about the environment as well as practicing writing about our relationship to the environment,” Johnson said. “Students often come to that class from the sciences. I have a lot of students from environmental sciences, geology, physics, ecology and evolutionary biology.” The class is a different application of science, Johnson added, explaining that it provides students an opportunity to apply and translate what they’ve learned in their other classes in creative ways. Schimmel, meanwhile, teaches podcasting courses, challenging students to report on stories beyond the hedges of Rice. By interviewing real-life characters and crafting compelling narratives, students gain valuable storytelling skills while exploring the power of audio storytelling. “We deconstruct the narrative structures of radio storytelling to understand how a large amount of material can be condensed into something that is manageable, enjoyable and informative for an audience,” Schimmel said. Central to the creative writing experience at Rice is the workshop. Through peer critique and experimentation, students refine their writing and gain insights into audience engagement and narrative structure. “A workshop environment helps you compare your intentions with the realities of your audience,” Schimmel said. “It pulls you out of yourself. It makes you conscious of how form and technique affect your reader’s desire to interact with your work.” Laymon underscored the importance of experimentation in creative writing. By encouraging students to explore literary traditions and experiment with language, the program fosters a culture of innovation and self-expression. “We all have these 26 letters. How do we create a story with them?” Laymon said. “We need young people out there experimenting with words and to be encouraged to do that.” "A unique opportunity" As Rice’s creative writing program has evolved, its faculty have remained dedicated to fostering a culture of creativity, expression and intellectual inquiry, shaping the next generation of writers and thinkers. “One of our goals is to broaden the public’s understanding of what creative writing is and how it can serve as a public utility for all,” Schimmel said. The next step for the program, according to Cronin, is to elevate from a strong program to a national leader in undergraduate creative writing education. “We want to be the best undergraduate creative writing program in the country, which means students come to Rice specifically for that,” Cronin said. “We want to build the kind of program that people deliberately seek out. Students apply to a university for a thing, and we want to be that thing.” Faculty members are exploring the possibility of establishing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in creative writing, which reflects the program’s commitment to furthering its impact and engaging with a broader community of writers. “There’s a lot of interest,” Johnson said. “We have a really unique opportunity at Rice to build something from scratch.” “That feels incredibly exciting to me,” Morín said, explaining that the goal is to create a program that addresses the shortcomings of the traditional MFA model while offering a fresh and dynamic approach. “It gives me a lot of energy, because as a group, we can offer the kind of experience that a graduate student in creative writing can’t find anywhere else.” For more information about Rice’s creative writing program, click here . 170 IMAGES Creative Writing Program Siri Smith’s room in the Murphy apartments! 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