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Creative Writing: Bachelor of Arts Major

Description

The KPU Creative Writing Department offers students a community of creativity in which writers discover a purposeful craft and explore the gifts of the imagination. We offer award-winning faculty, small class sizes, and a rigorous approach to the craft of writing.

Teaching in the Creative Writing Department is based on foundational principles of mentorship, humility, discovery, purposefulness, and learner autonomy. Faculty demonstrate an authentic spirit of inquiry intended as a model for learners. In turn, learners engage with a teaching environment that is collaborative, innovative, creative, and respectful. We embrace emerging and experimental teaching methods and research-driven pedagogy in support of a dynamic educational community that is innovative, interdisciplinary, and socially and culturally responsible. In the Creative Writing Department, learner engagement extends beyond the classroom to encompass community and industry partners and peers.

Admission Requirements

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

Declaration Requirements

Students intending to graduate with this Faculty of Arts Bachelor’s degree must declare the credential by the time they complete 60 credits of undergraduate coursework. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:

  • In good academic standing with the University
  • Completion of a minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate coursework, including the following with a minimum grade of “C”:
    • 3 credits of ENGL at the 1100 level or higher
    • 6 credits at the 1100 level or higher in the Major area

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 Major

This major will require higher grades than a C; please check the pre-requisites for each course.

Core requirements: 

All of:
  CRWR 1100 Introduction to Creative Writing I 3 credits
  CRWR 1110  Introduction to Creative Writing II  3 credits
  ENGL 1100  Introduction to University Writing 3 credits
  One of ENGL at the 1200-level or equivalent 3 credits
Two of:
  CRWR 1240 Introduction to New Media  3 credits
  CRWR 2140 Writing and Creativity on the Web 3 credits
  CRWR 2300 Drama, Fiction and Poetry I 3 credits
  CRWR 2310 Drama, Fiction and Poetry II 3 credits

Plus four courses in three of the following five streams (totaling 36 credits):

Fiction
  CRWR 3100 Techniques in Short Fiction 3 credits
  CRWR 3200 Short Fiction 3 credits
  CRWR 4100 Advanced Short Fiction l 3 credits
  CRWR 4200 Advanced Short Fiction ll 3 credits
Poetry
  CRWR 3110 Poetic Forms and Techniques 3 credits
  CRWR 3210 Advanced Poetic Forms and Techniques 3 credits
  CRWR 4110 Advanced Poetry l 3 credits
  CRWR 4210 Advanced Poetry ll 3 credits
Screenwriting
  CRWR 3120 Screenwriting I 3 credits
  CRWR 3220 Screenwriting II 3 credits
  CRWR 4120 Advanced Screenwriting l 3 credits
  CRWR 4220 Advanced Screenwriting ll 3 credits
Creative Nonfiction
  CRWR 3130 Creative Nonfiction I 3 credits
  CRWR 3230 Creative Nonfiction II 3 credits
  CRWR 4130 Advanced Creative Nonfiction l 3 credits
  CRWR 4230 Advanced Creative Nonfiction ll 3 credits
New Media
  Courses are currently being developed

Credential Awarded

Upon successful completion of the major program students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Arts. Transcripts will indicate a Major in Creative Writing.

At a Glance

Faculty of Arts

kpu.ca/arts

Creative Writing

kpu.ca/arts/creative-writing

Implementation Date:

  • 01-Sep-2011

Start Date(s):

  • Fall Intake (September)  September
  • Spring Intake (January)  January
  • Summer Intake (May)  May

Intake Type:

  • Open Intake  Open intake

Instructional Cycle:

  • Semester-based

Program Type:

  • Undergraduate

Credential Granted:

  • Baccalaureate Degree

Minimum Credits Required:

  • 120

Offered At:

  • KPU Langley  Langley
  • KPU Richmond  Richmond
  • KPU Surrey  Surrey

Format:

  • Full-time  Full-time
  • Part-time  Part-time

How to Declare:

Applying to KPU:

Last Updated: 15-Jun-2015

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