Cypress College Offers New Creative Writing Certificate
Cypress College’s Language Arts Division is offering a new certificate in creative writing. The certificate program is designed for students seeking a broad appreciation of literature and increased skills in communication. In particular, it provides students with the opportunity to pursue their interest in creative writing through intensive study and practice of the literary arts. Students will immerse themselves in a structured, focused, and multifaceted curriculum of the writer’s art by studying literature and honing their own writing skills to create original, polished works of poetry and prose. Students will read, write, and engage in dialogue about creative works in a supportive workshop environment. Students will also receive mentorship about opportunities for publication, performance, and recitation.
The certificate is awarded upon the completion of 18 units of coursework, including one core course and five electives. A list of classes for this certificate is provided below for your convenience.
For more information about the Creative Writing Certificate Program, please contact program coordinators Professor Bret Kaufman at bkaufman@cypresscollege.edu and Professor Stephanie Tran at stran@cypresscollege.edu.
Required Core (3 units)
- ENGL 105 C Introduction to Creative Writing (3 units)
Electives (15 units)
- ENGL 102 C Introduction to Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 126 C Introduction to Screenwriting (3 units)
- ENGL 127 C Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 128 C Introduction to Short Story Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 130 C Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 225 C Literary Journal Publication (3 units)
For the Spring 2020 semester, we will be offering 6 courses that meet the requirements for the certificate:
- ENGL 105 C Introduction to Creative Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 102 C Introduction to Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 126 C Introduction to Screenwriting (3 units)
- ENGL 127 C Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 128 C Introduction to Short Story Writing (3 units)
- ENGL 130 C Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 units)
Of these courses, the following three are brand new and being offered for the first time:
ENGL 127 C Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 units)
Students will write original poetry, study forms, techniques, and literary elements of poetry, including classical poetic forms and free-verse tradition. Student work will be critiqued in a workshop setting.
CRN: 23955 12:30-1:55P MW Payne, John HUM-203
ENGL 128 C Introduction to Short Story Writing (3 units)
In this course, students will write original short stories while studying the evolution of the form and its narratological techniques and literary elements, including the form’s place in a variety of literary genres. Students will also critique each other’s work in a workshop setting.
CRN: 23954 Online 2/3/20-5/3/20 Tran, Stephanie
ENGL 130 C Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 units)
In this course, students will write original works of creative nonfiction while studying the evolution of the form and its narratological techniques and literary elements, including the form’s place in a variety of literary genres. Students will critique each other’s work in a workshop setting.
CRN: 23953 Online 2/10/20-5/10/20 Kaufman, Bret