Creative Writing Non-degree Program Guide
Choosing a Creative Writing minor as part of your Bachelor of Arts degree allows you to unleash your creative potential and refine your writing skills.
Always wanted to be a writer? Investigate the power of language to reveal and reimagine the world and ourselves in new and dynamic ways! Our creative writing program offers an exciting and diverse range of courses, including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, along with creative research and experimental forms of writing. It’s not just about what you write—it’s about the journey of self-discovery and expression that writing affords you.
Academic Requirements for Creative Writing Minor students
- 6 units of Junior English OR 3 units of Junior English plus WRS 101
- 12 units from your choices of the following courses:
- WRITE 294 - Introduction to Writing Poetry
- WRITE 295 - Introduction to Writing Fiction
- WRITE 297 - Introduction to Writing Nonfiction
- WRITE 298 - Introductory Creative Writing: Nonfiction
- WRITE 392 - Intermediate Poetry
- WRITE 393 - Intermediate Fiction
- WRITE 397 - Intermediate Nonfiction
- WRITE 398 - Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction
- WRITE 399 - Projects in Genre
- WRITE 494 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
- WRITE 495 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
- WRITE 498 - Advanced Creative Writing: Nonfiction
- DRAMA 361 - Playwriting
The University of Alberta Calendar will always contain the most up-to-date degree requirements for your program, and your requirements are determined by the calendar year you were admitted in.
Important Links
Department Contact Information
- General department email: efs@ualberta.ca
- Department Undergraduate Student Advisor email: efsadvsr@ualberta.ca