Bachelor of Arts in English with Specialization in Creative Writing

Shorelight Group - Seattle University

USA,Washington

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 56,547/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

USA, Washington

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1891

Total Students: 7,200 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, United States

Bachelor of Arts in English with Specialization in Creative Writing

Program Overview

When you major in English, you choose to specialize in either creative writing or literature. Both tracks in our English degree offer extensive critical thinking, research and writing opportunities.

Creative Writing Specialization

The Creative Writing program at Seattle University takes the stand that good readers make good writers. Rather than offering a stand-alone writing degree, the Seattle University?English Department?offers a literature-focused English major with a Creative Writing concentration in the belief that developing critical reading and analytical skills is essential to a writer’s evolution.

Emphasizing the craft of writing and the close reading of classic and contemporary texts, Seattle University’s Creative Writing program includes core English classes in British, American and ethnic literature. The program offers creative writing classes across genres including fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and script writing as well as in special topics such as the graphic novel, science fiction, literary fiction, screenplay writing and others.