Creative Writing Certificate (OCE Only)*
The program is offered only through Online and Continuing Education (OCE).
The certificate in creative writing offers students in all disciplines the opportunity to advance their communication and critical thinking skills, qualities employers seek, through the analysis and writing of fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and scripts.
*This program is not currently accepting new students.
Certificate Requirements
20-21 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRWR 200 | INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 |
| ENGL 395 | DIRECTED READING | 1 |
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| POETRY WRITING | ||
| FICTION WRITING | ||
| SCRIPT WRITING | ||
| NONFICTION WRITING | ||
| ADV TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING: THESIS | ||
| Select one of the following literature courses: | 3-4 | |
| POETRY, PROSE, AND PLAYS | ||
| WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| WOMEN WRITERS (ALSO LISTED AS GENS 300) | ||
| GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS | ||
| LITERATURE AND LANDSCAPE | ||
| DIVERSE VOICES IN LITERARY EXPRESSION | ||
| CONTEMPORARY WRITERS | ||
| MAJOR FIGURES | ||
| THE NOVEL IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Total Credits | 20-21 | |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate stronger communication and critical thinking skills through analysis and writing of fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and scripts.
- Explain major traditions / genres, such as women’s literature, postcolonial literature, world literature, or Native American literature.
- Demonstrate an understanding of texts in the appropriate cultural and historical contexts.
- Demonstrate coherent writing in multiple genres (literary analysis and creative writing) as well as an awareness of critical and interpretive methods.
- Analyze literature using appropriate terminology and common rhetorical figures.
- Perform competent close readings of texts.