Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Creative Writing

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The 12-hour Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Creative Writing allows students to study writing techniques and strategies used in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, children’s writing, and other genres. Students will learn about narrative, structure, point of view, characterization, style, figurative language, and other strategies that have broad application not only to creative writing but also academic and professional writing. Students will become more aware of theories and strategies of writing and reception through the close reading of exemplary texts.

Program Requirements

Recommended Courses: 12 s.h.

There are no required courses. Students may select 12 hours from the following array of courses to suit their individual creative agendas:

WA 07290 - Creative Writing I Credits: 3
WA 07291 - Creative Writing II Credits: 3
WA 07309 - Writing Children’s Stories Credits: 3
WA 07391 - Writing Fiction Credits: 3
WA 07392 - Fundamentals of Playwriting Credits: 3
WA 07395 - Writing Poetry Credits: 3
WA 07415 - Writing the Young Adult Novel-WI Credits: 3
WA 01201 - How Writers Read Credits: 3
WA 01300 - The Writer’s Mind - WI Credits: 3
WA 01304 - Writing Creative Nonfiction-WI Credits: 3
WA 01305 - Writing Comedy Credits: 3
WA 01306 - Writing Genre Fiction Credits: 3
WA 01308 - Spoken Word Poetry Credits: 3
WA 01320 - Internship I in Writing Arts Credits: 3 to 6
WA 01350 - Rhetorics of Style-WI Credits: 3
WA 01358 - Teaching the Writer’s Workshop-WI Credits: 3
RTF 03393 - Screenwriting I: Writing the Short - WI Credits: 3
RTF 03493 - Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature - WI Credits: 3
JRN 02313 - Magazine Article Writing Credits: 3

Selected Special Topic Courses

Students may also receive credit for selected special topic courses with permission of advisor. It is also possible for students to take the following graduate classes in creative writing in accordance with the senior privilege policy

MAWR 01566 - Editing the Literary Journal Credits: 3
MAWR 01558 - Fiction Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 02505 - Poetry Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 02515 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 02520 - Writing the Novel Credits: 3
MAWR 02523 - Writing the Memoir Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 12 s.h.

To be awarded the CUGS in Creative Writing, students must complete all courses required for the CUGS with at least a 2.0 average.

Heather Lanier
Advisor
260 Victoria
856.256.4345
lanier@rowan.edu