英语和创造性写作的学生学习批判性和创造性地思考，阅读和写作，有关文学和语言如何影响个人和社会。他们熟悉英国，美国和全球英语文学的主要文学运动和体裁。学生还将学习文学的各个方面，从创造性的写作讲习班到编辑，书籍设计以及印刷和数字出版，它在世界上是如何被创造和传播的。该专业为艺术，教育，商业和政府等许多领域的职业提供了出色的准备。文学和写作是英语和创意写作课程的主要学习领域，写作课程花费的时间最多。每个学生至少要参加五门文学课程和八门写作课程。该专业支持诗歌，小说，非小说类创意，剧本创作，翻译和电影，电视和广
They study the major literary movements and genres in British, American, and global literature in English and learn the many dimensions of literature and how it is created and circulates in the world. The University of Iowa is the number two university in the country for writing, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The Iowa Writers' Workshop, the Nonfiction Writing Program, and other programs bring world-renowned writers to campus. In 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Iowa City its third City of Literature in the world.<br><br>For 75 years, the Department of English has been a leader in writing. Iowa's international reputation in writing is boosted by synergy across colleges, with the International Writing Program hosting published writers from around the world each fall. The university and Iowa City draw writers of all ages and nationalities to its writing community. This community is bolstered by the strong readings series offered by the Nonfiction Writing Program, the Writers' Workshop, and Prairie Lights Books, with hundreds of readings archived by the Iowa Digital Library.