Creative Writing Minor
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Program at a Glance
The School of Humanities and Sciences offers diverse well-rounded degree programs to prepare critical thinkers to make a difference in the world for Christ.
Program Information
- Program Units: 18
- Location: Azusa (Main Campus)
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Develop your writing in multiple genres, from poetry to creative non-fiction.
- Prepare to write for publication.
- Gain writing skills such as appropriate and effective voice.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Boyd Clarke International TESOL Student Scholarship
This scholarship is open to new and current students in APU’s on-campus and online TESOL programs.
- Each year, up to $1,000 is awarded to two different recipients.
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time and should be in good standing with the program and university (not on academic probation or conditionally admitted).
- Scholarship applications are due November 30 and June 30 and include a 500-word essay.
Charles and Shirley Stapleton Graduate Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is open to new and current students in APU’s on-campus and online TESOL programs.
- Each year, up to $500 is awarded to two different recipients.
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time and should be in good standing with the program and university (not on academic probation or conditionally admitted).
- Scholarship applications are due November 30 and June 30 and include a 500-word essay.
Tsern Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Scholarship
The Tsern TEFL Scholarship is open to new and current graduate students in APU’s on-campus and online TESOL programs who are committed to serving Christ by teaching English.
- Each year, up to $2,000 is awarded to eligible recipients.
- This award recognizes Christian scholars who will perpetuate the mission of Azusa Pacific University during their academic studies and later as language educators.
- Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students and should be in good standing with the program and university (not on academic probation or conditionally admitted).
- Recipients will be distinguished by the rigor and dedication they apply to their graduate studies, the skill and effort they apply to their craft of teaching, and the integrity and Christ-like compassion they demonstrate to their students and colleagues.
- Scholarship applications are due November 30 and June 30 and include a 1,000-word essay.
Curriculum
Requirements
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- Creative Writing: Drama and Film
- Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
- Freelance Magazine Article Writing
- Advanced Creative Writing
Total Units 18
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
- Write with effective and appropriate focus, development, and voice.
- Demonstrate critical thinking in a way that proposes and persuasively develops an argument about one or more literary texts.
- Thoughtfully incorporate literary, rhetorical, linguistic and/or pedagogical theory in their writing.
- Articulate Christian perspectives on faith and life.
Career Opportunities
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary - Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Editors - Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
- Writers and Authors - Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers - Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.