Creative Writing: Bachelor of Arts Minor

Description

The KPU Creative Writing Department offers students an opportunity to explore the craft of Creative Writing while earning a minor. We offer award-winning faculty, small class sizes, and a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the craft of writing.

Students from all faculties can benefit from a minor in Creative Writing, as the discipline will enhance writing skills across disciplines while stimulating imagination and creativity. Creative Writing works well with complementary majors such as Journalism and English and provides a fulfilling minor for those training in Sciences, Design, or other Faculties.

Teaching in the Creative Writing Department is based on foundational principles of mentorship, discovery, and learner autonomy with student engagement extending beyond the classroom to encompass community and industry partners and peers.

Admission Requirements

Students pursuing a minor in Creative Writing must be admitted to the Faculty of Arts.

Declaration Requirements

Students pursuing this minor must declare their intention prior to graduation.

Curricular Requirements

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete all requirements in the Bachelor of Arts Framework in addition to their major or minor program requirements.

Note: A first-year English course, ENGL 1100, is a requirement of this program. This course has prerequisites that may require a student to complete additional preparatory courses.

Creative Writing Minor

Students in the Bachelor of Arts Minor program must complete the following courses:

1000 Level

6 credits of Creative Writing:
	CRWR 1100	Introduction to Creative Writing I	3 credits
	CRWR 1110	Introduction to Creative Writing II	3 credits
6 credits of English as follows:
	ENGL 1100	Introduction to University Writing	3 credits
	One of ENGL at the 1200-level or equivalent		3 credits

2000 Level

6 credits of Creative Writing:
	CRWR 2300	Drama, Fiction & Poetry I	3 credits
	CRWR 2310	Drama, Fiction & Poetry II	3 credits

3000 Level

12 credits in two areas of concentration: Choose two courses:
	CRWR 3100	Techniques of Short Fiction	3 credits
	CRWR 3110	Poetry Forms & Techniques I	3 credits
	CRWR 3120	Screenplay I	3 credits
	CRWR 3130	Creative Non-Fiction	3 credits
Choose the two courses that follow those from above:
	CRWR 3200	Short Fiction	3 credits
	CRWR 3210	Poetry Forms & Techniques II	3 credits
	CRWR 3220	Screenplay II	3 credits
	CRWR 3230	Creative Non-Fiction II	3 credits

4000 Level

6 credits in the two areas of concentration chosen above:
	CRWR 4100	Advanced Fiction Workshop	3 credits
	CRWR 4110	Advanced Poetry Workshop I	3 credits
	CRWR 4120	Advanced Screenwriting I	3 credits
	CRWR 4130	Advanced Creative Non-Fiction	3 credits