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
Creative Writing
Implementation Date:
- 01-Sep-2011
Start Date(s):
- September
- January
- May
Intake Type:
- Open intake
Instructional Cycle:
- Semester-based
Program Type:
- Undergraduate
Credential Granted:
- Baccalaureate Degree
Minimum Credits Required:
- 120
Offered At:
- Langley
- Richmond
- Surrey
Format:
- Full-time
- Part-time