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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Creative Writing - Arts

Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

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:

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/EN 2900 6.00 or its equivalent before applying for admission to the Creative Writing program as a major or minor. Students taking AS/EN 2900 6.00 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/EN 2900 6.00. 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/EN 2900 6.00. 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 recommended that students in the Honours BA program combine creative writing with another major (excluding professional writing) 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:

Note: AS/EN 3641 6.00 and AS/EN 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 approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

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:

Note: AS/EN 3641 6.00 and AS/EN 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 approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

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:

Note: With permission of the program director, students in the Honours Minor program may complete an Honours Major workshop course in place of AS/EN 3641 6.00 and AS/EN 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/EN 2900 6.00

Honours Major Workshop Courses

AS/EN 3640 6.00
AS/EN 3645 6.00
AS/EN 4630 6.00
AS/EN 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/EN 3641 6.00
AS/EN 4635 6.00

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

Note: AS/EN 3641 6.00 and AS/EN 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 1400 6.00
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)

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and the residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting creative writing program requirements:

Program Course

Course Substitutes

AS/EN 2900 6.00

AS/HUMA 2900 6.00

AS/EN 3640 6.00

AS/HUMA 3640 6.00

AS/EN 3641 6.00

AS/HUMA 3641 6.00

AS/EN 3645 6.00

AS/HUMA 3645 6.00

AS/EN 4630 6.00

AS/HUMA 4630 6.00

AS/EN 4635 6.00

AS/HUMA 4635 6.00

AS/EN 4640 6.00

AS/HUMA 4640 6.00