Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing

The Associate of Arts Degree in Creative Writing at Capilano University is a two-year credential in contemporary literature and creative writing. In the first year, students study multiple literary genres before specializing in the second year in areas such as poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting and writing for children. Instruction is delivered by practicing writers working in poetry, the novel, micro-fiction, creative non-fiction, writing for children, ficto-criticism, and radio and short-film scripts. Students can choose electives in Indigenous literature, advanced fiction, literature into film and English literature to broaden their studies. On graduation, students receive an Associate Degree along with first- and second-year English and creative writing credits, which can be applied toward any of Capilano University's fifteen bachelor's degree programmes. The programme is delivered at the North Vancouver campus, with admission in the Fall, Spring and Summer terms.