Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
School of Humanities
Credential
Associate Degree
Program Highlights
If you'd love to immerse yourself in contemporary literature and creative writing and see where it takes you - start here.
Hone your writing under the guidance of practicing writers. Our instructors specialize in poetry and poetics (including digital poetics), the novel, micro-fiction, creative non-fiction, writing for children, ficto-criticism, and radio and short film scripts.
In first year you'll study multiple genres, branching out in second year to explore poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting and writing for children.
You'll finish with an Associate Degree plus first- and second-year English and creative writing transfer credits.
- Demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge of appropriate to a student entering upper-division courses.
- Demonstrate research skills, critical thinking, and creative implementation of sound solutions to problems.
- Communicate ideas through oral and written formats.
- Work both independently and cooperatively.
- Analyze and synthesize course material to produce original work.
- Use technology creatively and efficiently.
- Demonstrate quantitative and qualitative reasoning and research methods.
- Draw upon knowledge, judgment, and imagination in work and life.
- Produce a portfolio of original work.
Intakes
| Campus | Terms | Full/Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver | Fall | Both |
| North Vancouver | Spring | Both |
| North Vancouver | Summer | Both |
Tuition and Fees Per Year
| Domestic Students | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tuition | Fees | Total | ||
| Year 1 | $3,908 | $1,134 | $5,042 | ||
| Year 2 | $3,908 | $1,134 | $5,042 | ||
| Total | $7,816 | $2,268 | $10,083 | ||
Note: Fees are subject to change. Some programs have fees for supplies and equipment that aren’t included in the estimate. To get an idea of what you’ll pay to study at CapU, try out our Tuition & Fees Estimator.
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 60.00
Important Dates
Application Dates
Sep 5, 2017 - Aug 7, 2018
Course Registration & Waitlisting Starts
Jul 9, 2018
Fee Payment Deadline
Aug 27, 2018 4 p.m.
Application Dates
Jan 2, 2018 - Dec 4, 2018
Course Registration & Waitlisting Starts
Nov 13, 2018
Fee Payment Deadline
Dec 18, 2018 4 p.m.
Application Dates
May 1, 2018 - Apr 2, 2019
Course Registration & Waitlisting Starts
Mar 4, 2019
Fee Payment Deadline
May 1, 2019 4 p.m.
Application Dates
Sep 4, 2018 - Aug 6, 2019
Note: Dates are subject to change.
Admission Requirements
BC Secondary School graduation (Grade 12) or equivalent; or Mature Student status
A minimum grade point average of 2.0 (60%) calculated on English 12 or English 12 First Peoples and two academic Grade 12 courses.
Capilano English Language Requirement for students whose primary language is not English: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): paper=560, internet=83, or English Language Assessment (ELA)=145, or International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS)=6.5 overall, and no one score less than 6, or Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)=70, or Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)=56 or Capilano University EAP 100 and 101 with a minimum B+ grade in each course.
For the official publication of programs, course descriptions and admission requirements please view the Capilano University 2018-2019 Calendar (pdf).
Instructors
Contact
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Student Information Services
604 984 4900 604 984 1798 (fax) Birch Building, room BR230 CapUinfo@capilanou.ca
School of Humanities-English
604 986 1911 , ext. 2291 humanities@capilanou.ca