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      Do you have a way with words? A powerful imagination? The microprogram in Creative Writing provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop and hone your writing skills while trying out new genres and styles. Guided by accomplished experts, you will learn to create, edit, and revise your creative writing in 1 or 2 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 3170                                                   Writing for Digital Media II                         
          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 in english (ENG) at the 2000 or 3000 level 1  3 Units                                     
        Total:                                                       15 Units                                    
        

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        ENG 2105, ENG 2106, ENG 2124, ENG 2301, ENG 2303, ENG 2304, ENG 2305, ENG 2306, ENG 2307, ENG 3170, ENG 3171, ENG 3180, ENG 3181, ENG 3182, ENG 3303, ENG 3304, ENG 3305, ENG 3306, and ENG 3307 cannot count towards this requirement.

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