間眅埶AV

Creative Writing Certificate Program

Department of English | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Fall

This certificate allows students to investigate the theory and practice of creative writing from a variety of approaches, including creative practice in poetry, fiction, and screen writing, and aspects of material production/publishing.

間眅埶AV Requirements

Normal requirements for admission to 間眅埶AV apply. Prior to formal program admission, students must complete two of

  • CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
  • ENGL 207-3 Twentieth Century Literature
  • FPA 136-3 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema I (or FPA 137)

Program Requirements

Students successfully complete of a minimum total of 20 units, including one of

  • ENGL 372-4 Creative Writing I: Poetry
  • ENGL 374-4 Creative Writing II: Fiction

and at least two of

  • CMNS 371-4 The Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
  • CMNS 372-4 The Publishing Process
  • CMNS 375-4 Magazine Publishing
  • ENGL 212-3 Metrics and Prosody
  • ENGL 371-4 Writing: Theory and Practice
  • ENGL 372-4 Creative Writing I: Poetry
  • ENGL 374-4 Creative Writing II: Fiction
  • FPA 238-3 Screenwriting I

and

  • ENGL 472-4 Advanced Creative Writing

and at least two of

  • CMNS 472-4 Books, Markets and Readers
  • CMNS 473-4 Pub.lication Design and Print Production
  • CMNS 474-4 The Business of Publishing
  • ENGL 454W-4 North American Poetry and Poetics
  • ENGL 470W-4 Studies in the English Language
  • FPA 319W-3 Critical Writing in the Arts
  • FPA 338-3 Screenwriting II

Of the six required courses, no more than four may be in any one department, while a minimum of two must be in the Department of English. Substitutions may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the student advisor. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required in the courses used for the certificate.

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