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  Certificate Creative Writing

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      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.

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      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                  Title                                                          Units  
        ENG 2301                                                              Introduction to Creative Writing                               3 Units
        6 course units from:                                                  6 Units                                                      
          ENG 2303                                                            Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction                                 
          ENG 2304                                                            Introduction to Writing Poetry                                        
          ENG 2305                                                            Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction                          
          ENG 2306                                                            Introduction to Writing for Stage and Screen                          
          ENG 2307                                                            Writing with Visuals: An Introduction                                 
        3 course units from:                                                  3 Units                                                      
          ENG 1320                                                            English Grammar for Professional Writers and Editors                  
          ENG 2303                                                            Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction                                 
          ENG 2304                                                            Introduction to Writing Poetry                                        
          ENG 2305                                                            Introduction to Writing Creative Non-fiction                          
          ENG 2306                                                            Introduction to Writing for Stage and Screen                          
          ENG 2307                                                            Writing with Visuals: An Introduction                                 
          ENG 2370                                                            Writing for Digital Media I: Fundamentals of Digital Literacy         
          ENG 2380                                                            Introduction to Technical Writing                                     
          ENG 2381                                                            Writing about the Arts                                                
        6 course units from:                                                  6 Units                                                      
          ENG 3303                                                            Advanced Workshop in Prose Fiction                                    
          ENG 3304                                                            Advanced Workshop in Poetry                                           
          ENG 3305                                                            Advanced Workshop in Creative Non-fiction                             
          ENG 3306                                                            Advanced Workshop in Scriptwriting                                    
          ENG 3307                                                            Advanced Writing with Visuals                                         
        3 course units from:                                                  3 Units                                                      
          ENG 4397                                                            Creative Writing Seminar: Selected Genres                             
          ENG 4398                                                            Creative Writing Seminar: Special Topics in Poetry                    
          ENG 4399                                                            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.

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