Liberal Studies and Allied Arts

CERTIFICATE IN CREATIVE WRITING

This certificate program is designed to provide knowledge and experience in the student's chosen area of concentration--fiction or nonfiction. Through a sequence of beginning and advanced courses, as well as a tutorial and final project, the certificate enables students to acquire skills, develop a portfolio, and refine career goals necessary to the pursuit of a life in writing. This certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete five courses in their area of concentration, as follows: Fiction Writing I or Creative Nonfiction Writing; Fiction Tutorial or Nonfiction Tutorial; two additional courses from the area of concentration; and one 10-session elective or two 5-session electives. The student must also write and/or revise a minimum of 50 pages of prose in the chosen area of concentration (the final project), which must be approved by the Associate Director of Humanities, Arts, and Writing. Additional courses are offered in the summer and fall semesters.

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Fiction Concentration (4 of these courses are required)
COURSE CHECK LIST		COURSE NO.	PRICE

	Fiction Writing I Examine the fundamentals of fiction--story structure, character, plot, dialogue, description, point-of-view, style, and voice--in this class for students who want to write fiction but need... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9320	$580
	Fiction Tutorial Have you ever wanted an editor to read your work and give you feedback? Taught by a published author and veteran writing teacher, this tutorial... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9329	$670
	Fiction Writing II Deepen and expand your mastery of fiction writing through reader responses and short assignments in and out of class. The techniques of prose narrative, including... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9321	$580
	Short Story Writing Though limited in form, the short story is a natural passageway into fiction writing and its effect can be extremely powerful on the reader. Learn... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9330	$580
	Short-Story Writing: On-site and Online Explore in-depth the fundamentals of crafting the short story, including structure, character, plot, dialogue, description, point-of-view, style, and voice in this hybrid on-site and online... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9331	$580
	Advanced Short Story Writing The short story is not a compressed novel or an excerpt from one. Rather, it is an entirely different form that some say most resembles... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9161	$580
	Building a Short Story Collection From James Joyce's Dubliners to Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth, writers have gathered their short fiction into collections united by setting, theme, voice, and even, in... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9165	$580
	Novel Writing I: Beginning Novel Writing Receive help getting started and getting structured, whether your goal is writing a novel or molding a series of short stories into a longer piece... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9355	$580
	Novel Writing I: On-site and Online In this hybrid on-site and online writing course modeled on low-residency MFA programs in creative writing, analyze the fundamentals of novel writing, story structure, character,... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9360	$580
	Novel Writing II: Advanced Novel Writing This class, taught by a published novelist, starts with a discussion of structure and then looks closely at up to 50 pages of manuscript text... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9357	$580
	Fiction Writing III: Advanced Fiction Writing Designed for advanced writers who want to develop their skills further, this peer workshop emphasizes craft with special attention to developing characters and themes; dramatizing... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9322	$580
	Reading Fiction for Fiction Writers	LITR1-CE9002	*


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Nonfiction Concentration (4 of these courses are required)

	Creative Nonfiction Writing Explore the process of writing nonfiction with clarity and precision, but also with a poet's eye. Geared toward both novice writers and out-of-practice scribes, this... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9713	$580
	Nonfiction Tutorial Taught by a published author and veteran writing teacher, this tutorial is open to nonfiction writers who are sure of their ability to work independently.... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9704	$670
	Personal Essay Writing Turn personal experiences into marketable essays or op-ed columns for newspapers or the Web. This popular genre is a great way to break into a... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9710	$580
	Writing Your Memoir At the heart of memoir writing is the idea that each of us has an individual, meaningful story that we can tell effectively through a... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9712	$580
	Essentials of Writing Essays For writers seeking to improve their skills, the essay is demanding but fertile ground. An essay topic can be personal reminiscence, political argument, scientific explanation--nearly... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9033	$580

Electives (1 of these courses are required)

	Writing Great Characters What do Scarlett O'Hara, Hamlet, Blanche DuBois, and Michael Corleone have in common? All are great characters. Whether you are a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, or... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9224	$340
	If You Build It: Story Structure for Every Genre It happens to every writer: you start your novel, memoir, screenplay, or play full of excitement and then the story fizzles before you're halfway through.... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9863	$580
	Writing for Children Discover how to turn a good idea into a viable story for children. The good idea for a picture book may turn out to be... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9034	$580
	Betrayal! Adultery! Murder! Using Archetypes to Spice Up Your Fiction or Memoir Symbols. Myths. Archetypes. All are as old as storytelling itself--and as relevant as today's headlines. In fact, what makes greed, betrayal, infidelity, and murder so... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9332	$290
	Crime Writing From Edgar Allen Poe to Elmore Leonard, crime writing has been one of fiction's most popular genres for centuries. Examine the demands of various subgenres... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9735	$580
	Beating Writer's Block Putting pen to paper--or fingers to keyboard--can be daunting. Even the most famous writers have suffered from the malady known as writer's block. Through lectures... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9667	$340
	Finding Your Voice on the Page	WRIT1-CE9864	*
	Writing the Immigrant Experience	WRIT1-CE9859	*
	Magic, Fabulous, and Surreal: Writing Fantastic Fiction Are you writing outside conventional literary fiction? This workshop focuses on stories that provoke the imagination. How far can you go with your ideas? What... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9003	$580
	Romance Novel Writing By far the most popular genre of paperback fiction, with thousands of titles published around the world each year, romance novels offer opportunities for publication... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9087	$240
	Writing Comics and Graphic Novels Comics and graphic novels are a powerful and popular medium for storytelling. They fuel the blockbuster media phenomenon and entertain millions worldwide. Hellboy, Watchmen, and... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9372	$580
	Coming of Age on the Page	WRIT1-CE9017	*
	Beauties, Beasts, and Enchantment: Writing Fairy Tales	WRIT1-CE9311	*
	Poetry Writing I Review basic poetic devices--metaphor, simile, imagery, rhyme, and alliteration, as well as techniques of rhythm and structure--in this intensive, interactive writing workshop. Become familiar with... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9340	$450
	Food Writing Do you love reading and writing about food and drink as much as you love consuming them? Starting with the basics of all cultural reporting... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9782	$580
	Technical Writing	WRIT1-CE9910	*
	From Traveler to Travel Writer The role of the travel writer is to go one step beyond the realm of the average tourist. Learn how to do just that--from pre-trip... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9543	$580
	The Global Traveler The current rise of the "global citizen" has led to an explosion of literature combining travel writing, memoir, and journalism. For ex-pats, immigrants, and others,... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9786	$340
	Writing the Comic Essay Learn how to write effective and engaging comic essays. Writing assignments develop the techniques that have made the comic essay one of the most popular... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9032	$580
	Humor Writing In this workshop, ideal for the writer who "thinks funny," students write (and then critique) humorous essays, satire, and parody suitable for magazines, newspapers, and... (click on course name to read more)	WRIT1-CE9341	$580
	Boundless Memoir	WRIT1-CE9856	*

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