Rice University's English Department in Houston, TX provides a dynamic environment for exploring literature, language, and creative expression. It offers a strong foundation in both critical analysis and creative practice, cultivating a vibrant intellectual community. The curriculum emphasizes close reading, analytical writing, and cultural history, covering British and American literatures from the medieval period to the present. A distinctive feature is the integration of creative and critical approaches. The department offers undergraduate majors and minors, including creative writing options, and graduate degrees up to the PhD. Students benefit from small class sizes and close faculty interaction, developing skills highly valued in diverse careers like education, publishing, and research.
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William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1912 as the Rice Institute after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice. Rice is a research university with an undergraduate focus. It has a 6:1 student-faculty ratio. Rice has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1985 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity". The university is organized into eight schools of academic study: Wiess School of Natural Sciences, George R. Brown School of Engineering, School of Social Sciences, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music, School of Humanities, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of the American Athletic Conference. Its teams are the Rice Owls.
