Creative Writing Focus Award
The Creative Writing Focus is designed to offer students a rounded experience in the craft of creative writing. Students work on their own writing, workshop their writing and the writing of others, study literature, and learn about editing and publishing. This program introduces students to the field of creative writing as well as enhancing degrees from other disciplines.
Through introductory and advanced courses in creative writing and literature, a Creative Writing Focus empowers students to realize themselves as writers and imagine the possibilities of a career in creative writing.
All courses required for a Creative Writing Focus Award meet AAOT (Associate of Arts, Oregon Transfer Degree) requirements.
Description of Requirements:
Students will complete a 20-unit program that includes:
- 8 credits of introductory courses—any combination of
WR 240 Creative Writing—Creative Nonfiction
WR 241 Creative Writing—Fiction
WR 242 Creative Writing—Poetry
WR 243 Creative Writing—Scriptwriting
WR 246 Advanced Creative Writing—Editing & Publishing (or waiver--see notes)
- 4 credits of advanced courses, chosen from:
WR 244 Advanced Creative Writing—Fiction
WR 245 Advanced Creative Writing—Poetry
WR 247 Advanced Creative Writing—Scriptwriting
WR 248 Advanced Creative Writing--Creative Nonfiction
WR 246 a second time
- 4 credits of diversity literature classes, chosen from:
ENG 207, 208, or 209 World Lit—Asian
ENG 211 Contemporary African Lit
ENG 213 Latin American Lit
ENG 222 Images of Women in Lit
ENG 240 Native American Lit
ENG 244 Asian American Lit
ENG 250 Intro to Folklore and Mythology
ENG 256, ENG 257, ENG 258 African American Lit
ENG 260 Intro to Women Writers
ENG 265 International Political Poetry
HUM 205 African Literature
Notes:
- WR 246 may be waived, subject to approval by the Creative Writing Department Chair, on the grounds of schedule conflict or equivalent experience. A waiver would require students to take another creative writing class, beginning or advanced, that they have not taken before.
- Students completing all three terms of WR 246 will receive an Emphasis Plus.
- All advanced creative writing courses and diversity literature classes must be taken at Portland Community College.
- WR 246 may be taken three times for credit.
For further information, see:
Cascade: Cynthia Kimball, English Department Chair, Terrell Hall 228
Rock Creek: Alison Apotheker, Creative Writing Faculty, Building 3, Room 201
Sylvania: Michael McDowell, Creative Writing Faculty, CT 209
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