Do you have a way with words? A powerful imagination? The Certificate in Creative Writing is designed for individuals not currently enrolled in a full-time university program. It provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop and hone your writing while trying out new genres and styles. Guided by accomplished experts, you will learn to create, edit, and revise their creative writing in 3 of the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative-non-fiction, writing for stage and screen, and graphic fiction and comics.
This program is offered in English only.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 2301 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 Units |
| 6 course units from: | 6 Units | |
| Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction | ||
| Introduction to Writing Poetry | ||
| Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction | ||
| Introduction to Writing for Stage and Screen | ||
| Writing with Visuals: An Introduction | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| English Grammar for Professional Writers and Editors | ||
| Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction | ||
| Introduction to Writing Poetry | ||
| Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction | ||
| Introduction to Writing for Stage and Screen | ||
| Writing with Visuals: An Introduction | ||
| Writing for Digital Media I: Fundamentals of Digital Literacy | ||
| Introduction to Technical Writing | ||
| Writing about the Arts | ||
| 6 course units from: | 6 Units | |
| Advanced Workshop in Prose Fiction | ||
| Advanced Workshop in Poetry | ||
| Advanced Workshop in Creative Non-fiction | ||
| Advanced Workshop in Scriptwriting | ||
| Advanced Workshop in Comics and Graphic Fiction | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Creative Writing Seminar: Selected Genres | ||
| Creative Writing Seminar: Special Topics in Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing Seminar: Special Topics in Fiction | ||
| 3 optional course units in english (ENG) at the 2000 level 1 | 3 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in english (ENG) at the 3000 or 4000 level 2 | 6 Units | |
| Total: | 30 Units | |
Note(s)
- 1
ENG 2105, ENG 2106, ENG 2124, ENG 2301, ENG 2303, ENG 2304, ENG 2305, ENG 2306, and ENG 2307 cannot count towards this requirement.
- 2
ENG 3170, ENG 3171, ENG 3180, ENG 3181, ENG 3182, ENG 3303, ENG 3304, ENG 3305, ENG 3306, ENG 3307, ENG 4397, ENG 4398, and ENG 4399 cannot count towards this requirement.