Creative Writing - Arts

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

The Creative Writing Program is an honours program. Students who wish to apply for admission to the Creative Writing Program are strongly advised to take one of the following courses among their first 30 university credits:

• AS/EN 1200 6.00;
• AS/EN 1250 3.00;
• AS/EN 1300 6.00;
• AS/EN 1350 3.00;
• AS/EN 1980 9.00 (cross-listed to: AS/HUMA 1980 9.00, AS/WRIT 1980 9.00);
• AS/HUMA 1100 9.00;
• AS/HUMA 1105 9.00;
• AS/HUMA 1170 9.00.

Note: A maximum of six credits from the courses listed above will count for creative writing major or minor credit.

Students must successfully complete AS/HUMA 2900 9.00 or its equivalent before applying for admission to the Creative Writing Program as a major or minor. Students taking AS/HUMA 2900 9.00 who wish to obtain full admission to the program as a major or minor should submit a 15-20 page portfolio of poetry and prose fiction following completion of AS/HUMA 2900 9.00. Students may also apply for full admission after their first 48 credits and before completion of their first 78 credits by presenting a portfolio containing work in both poetry and prose fiction as evidence of writing experience equivalent to that provided by AS/HUMA 2900 9.00. In either case, applicants must also fill out a Creative Writing Program application form. Acceptance of the portfolio by the Creative Writing Committee constitutes full admission to the Honours Major or Honours Minor program.

It is strongly recommend that students in the Honours BA program combine creative writing with another major or minor. Students admitted to the Honours Major or Honours Minor program should attend the advising session provided by the Creative Writing Program, which is normally held in the spring. Please consult the program office for more information.

Honours BA Program

Students must complete at least 48 credits in creative writing, including:

• AS/HUMA 2900 9.00;
• 18 workshop credits chosen from FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 3120 6.00, FA/FILM 4120 6.00, AS/HUMA 3640 6.00, AS/HUMA 3645 6.00, AS/HUMA 4630 6.00, AS/HUMA 4640 6.00, FA/THEA 3290 6.00 or FA/THEA 4290 6.00, including at least six credits at the 4000 level;
• 24 additional credits chosen from the creative writing list of courses, including at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level and a maximum of six creative writing workshop credits.

Note: AS/HUMA 3641 6.00 and AS/HUMA 4635 6.00 will not fulfill the Honours Major workshop requirements, and will not count for major credit in creative writing.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Double Major BA Interdisciplinary Programs

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 48 credits in creative writing and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet creative writing requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in creative writing and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 48 credits in creative writing must include:

• AS/HUMA 2900 9.00;
• 18 workshop credits chosen from FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 3120 6.00, FA/FILM 4120 6.00, AS/HUMA 3640 6.00, AS/HUMA 3645 6.00, AS/HUMA 4630 6.00, AS/HUMA 4640 6.00, FA/THEA 3290 6.00 or FA/THEA 4290 6.00, including at least six credits at the 4000 level;
• 24 additional credits chosen from the creative writing list of courses, including at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level and a maximum of six creative writing workshop credits.

Note: AS/HUMA 3641 6.00 and AS/HUMA 4635 6.00 will not fulfill the Honours Major workshop requirements, and will not count for major credit in creative writing.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program in Creative Writing described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor in creative writing must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students must take at least 30 credits in creative writing, including:

• AS/HUMA 2900 9.00;
• AS/HUMA 3641 6.00;
• AS/HUMA 4635 6.00;
• 12 non-workshop credits chosen from the creative writing list of courses, including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: With permission of the program director, students in the Honours Minor program may complete an Honours Major workshop course in place of AS/HUMA 3641 6.00 and/or AS/HUMA 4635 6.00. Enrolment in Honours Major workshop courses is conditional upon acceptance of a 15-20 portfolio of work in the appropriate genre; acceptance of this portfolio does not guarantee admission to the course as priority is given to creative writing majors.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

Creative Writing Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete other courses for program credit in creative writing.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Workshop Course

AS/HUMA 2900 9.00

Honours Major Workshop Courses

AS/HUMA 3640 6.00
AS/HUMA 3645 6.00
AS/HUMA 4630 6.00
AS/HUMA 4640 6.00
FA/FILM 2120 6.00
FA/FILM 3120 6.00
FA/FILM 4120 6.00
FA/THEA 3290 6.00
FA/THEA 4290 6.00

Note: Portfolios are required for admission to these courses. Please consult the program office for more information.

Honours Minor Workshop Courses

AS/HUMA 3641 6.00
AS/HUMA 4635 6.00

Note: Portfolios are required for admission to these courses. Please consult the program office for more information.

Note: AS/HUMA 3641 6.00 and AS/HUMA 4635 6.00 will not fulfill the Honours Major workshop requirements, and will not count for major credit in creative writing.

Non-Workshop Courses

Note: A maximum of six credits from 1000-level non-workshop courses will count for creative writing major or minor credit.

AS/EN 1200 6.00
AS/EN 1250 3.00
AS/EN 1300 6.00
AS/EN 1350 3.00
AS/EN 1980 9.00 (cross-listed to: AS/HUMA 1980 9.00, AS/WRIT 1980 9.00)
AS/EN 3010 3.00/AS/EN 3010 6.00
AS/EN 3166 6.00
AS/EN 3190 6.00
AS/EN 3230 6.00
AS/EN 3270 6.00
AS/EN 3340 6.00
AS/EN 3436 6.00
AS/EN 3440 6.00
AS/EN 3900 6.00
AS/EN 4105 6.00
AS/EN 4110 3.00/AS/EN 4110 6.00
AS/EN 4121 6.00
AS/EN 4143 6.00
AS/EN 4149 3.00
AS/EN 4185 6.00
AS/EN 4191 3.00
AS/HUMA 1100 9.00
AS/HUMA 1105 9.00
AS/HUMA 1170 9.00
AS/HUMA 3115 6.00
AS/HUMA 3450 6.00
AS/HUMA 3639 6.00
AS/HUMA 3845 6.00
AS/HUMA 4175 3.00/AS/HUMA 4175 6.00
AS/HUMA 4620 6.00
AS/HUMA 4700 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/GER 4700 3.00)
AS/HUMA 4816 6.00
AS/PHIL 3040 3.00
AS/RU 3720 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/EN 3551 3.00)
AS/RU 3730 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/EN 3552 3.00)

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts