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Storytelling is an essential part of being human and sharing a community with others. From passing along knowledge through generations to entertaining millions, fiction plays an invaluable role in societies across the globe.
When you earn a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at Oakland University, you’ll join a passionate community of writers, scholars and thinkers who are dedicated to innovating fiction and telling diverse, inclusive stories. As a creative writing major, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree to your interests and career goals.
If you’re like many students interested in our program, you may be wondering, “What is creative writing and what kinds of careers can a degree in it lead to?” The creative writing degree at OU is the interdisciplinary study of the art and craft of telling stories — whether that be on the screen, the page or the stage. If you’re interested in a career in creative writing, criticism, academia or even the private sector, your creative writing degree can open many doors to exciting professional paths.
Storytelling is an essential part of being human and sharing a community with others. From passing along knowledge through generations to entertaining millions, fiction plays an invaluable role in societies across the globe.
When you earn a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at Oakland University, you’ll join a passionate community of writers, scholars and thinkers who are dedicated to innovating fiction and telling diverse, inclusive stories. As a creative writing major, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree to your interests and career goals.
If you’re like many students interested in our program, you may be wondering, “What is creative writing and what kinds of careers can a degree in it lead to?” The creative writing degree at OU is the interdisciplinary study of the art and craft of telling stories — whether that be on the screen, the page or the stage. If you’re interested in a career in creative writing, criticism, academia or even the private sector, your creative writing degree can open many doors to exciting professional paths.
Oakland University’s bachelor’s degree in creative writing with a focus on fiction is designed as an introduction to writing across genres and formats. In today’s multimedia environment, being a writer who is as comfortable writing a novel as crafting a compelling screenplay can expand your imagination and help you stand out from others.
There are so many features that help make our Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing program highly respected
Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing can make you an impressive candidate for a broad range of careers in fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, television, editing, teaching and journalism.
If you decide to pursue a career in private sector industries such as technology or business, your skills as a writer and storyteller will be essential to helping you stand out from other job candidates who lack the ability to draw readers’ attention with compelling and error-free prose.
Do you dream of becoming a teacher and sharing your expertise with others? Maybe you would like to dedicate your career to the study of literature and creative writing? Or perhaps you want to be on the fast-track to executive roles? Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing can give you a strong foundation to continue your education in a graduate program and enhance your professional and storytelling skills.
As you progress through the Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing program, you can take advantage of our Career and Life Design Center. Meet with a coach to design the life you want and prepare for your dream career in creative writing or a related field.
Here are a few of the careers in creative writing and related fields you could pursue when you earn a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at OU:
Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Oakland University will expose you to a diverse range of genres and formats within the creative writing world.
You’ll take foundational courses in prose and poetry writing, in addition to workshops in fiction writing where you’ll share your work with others and hone your skills in fiction. You can then choose two additional workshop courses from a long list of options, including screen/TV writing, memoir and essay writing, playwriting, and screenwriting. You’ll also have 16 elective credits to explore other topics outside of creative writing to further customize your degree and make yourself stand out when looking for a career in creative writing or another field.
Creative writing majors then choose two courses that study creative works in literature. After all, what is creative writing without the rich history of writers and artists who have helped the field evolve over generations?
Some of the courses you could take as you earn your Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing include:
Not sure if the Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing with a focus on Fiction is right for you? Check out these other undergraduate degree programs at Oakland and contact our admissions team to discuss your options:
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