2010-2011 Catalog
Associate of Arts, A.A., Creative Writing Program of Study
This Associate of Arts degree with a Creative Writing Program of Study is designed to help students interested in joining the literary community, pursuing a career in writing or in transferring to a four year program. Students are offered a comprehensive program of creative writing and literature courses designed to nurture beginning and experienced writers in the craft of writing.
The program is divided into General Education, Core Creative Writing and Genre Specific Creative Writing course requirements. The program encourages students to explore multiple genres before focusing on a specific one. The introductory workshops allow for experimentation in craft through exercises and modeling while the advanced workshops stress the individual student’s work. Classes in creative writing include introduction to creative writing, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting and screenwriting.
ACC has an articulation agreement with Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado that allows for a complete credit A.A. to B.A. transfer. Students transferring to ASC need only complete 21 credit hours to receive a B.A. in creative writing. Additional upper level credit hours can be completed for a minor or another major at ASC.
Students interested in this program of study should contact Dr. Kathryn Winograd for more information at 303.797.5815 or kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu.
| General Education Requirements (38 Credit Hours) | ||
| I. Communications (9 Credit Hours) | ||
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 Credits |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 Credits |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking OR | |
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 Credits |
| II. Mathematics (3 Credit Hours) | ||
| Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement | ||
| III. Social Sciences (9 Credit Hours) | ||
| Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement | ||
| IV. Arts and Humanities (9 Credit Hours) | ||
| Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement | ||
| V. Science (8 Credit Hours) | ||
| Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement | ||
| Creative Writing Specific Courses (22 Credits Hours) | ||
| VI. Core Creative Writing Courses (10 Credit Hours) | ||
| ENG 221 | Creative Writing I | 3 Credits |
| ENG 222 | Creative Writing II | 3 Credits |
| ENG 289 | Capstone | 1 Credit |
| And choose one of the following classes: | ||
| ENG 215 | Playwriting OR | |
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing OR | |
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing OR | |
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| VII. Genre Specific Courses (9 Credit Hours) | ||
| (Choose one of the following genres): | ||
| Fiction Genre | ||
| Required Course: | ||
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing | 3 Credits |
| In addition, please choose three of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 215 | Playwriting | 3 Credits |
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| ENG 231 | Progenitor | 3 Credits |
| ENG 275 | Special Topics: Publish Your Writing | 3 Credits |
| HUM 115 | World Mythology | 3 Credits |
| JOU 105 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 Credits |
| LIT 267 | The Bible As Literature | 3 Credits |
| LIT 269 | Popular Literature and Culture | 3 Credits |
| LIT 275 | The Novel Approach To Language Arts | 3 Credits |
| Poetry Genre | ||
| Required Course: | ||
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing | 3 Credits |
| In addition, please choose three of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 215 | Playwriting | 3 Credits |
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| ENG 231 | Progenitor | 3 Credits |
| ENG 275 | Special Topics: Publish Your Writing | 3 Credits |
| HUM 115 | World Mythology | 3 Credits |
| HUM 220 | The Cultural History Of Rock And Roll | 3 Credits |
| LIT 221 | Introduction To Shakespeare | 3 Credits |
| LIT 240 | Poets And Their Poems | 3 Credits |
| LIT 267 | The Bible As Literature | 3 Credits |
| Creative Non-Fiction Genre | ||
| Required Course: | ||
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| In addition, please choose three of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 231 | Progenitor | 3 Credits |
| ENG 235 | Rhetoric And Propaganda | 3 Credits |
| ENG 275 | Special Topics: Publish Your Writing | 3 Credits |
| HUM 115 | World Mythology | 3 Credits |
| JOU 105 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 Credits |
| JOU 106 | Fundamentals of Reporting | 3 Credits |
| Playwriting (Screenwriting) Genre | ||
| Required Course: | ||
| ENG 215 | Playwriting | 3 Credits |
| In addition, please choose three of the following courses: | ||
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| HUM 103 | Introduction To Film Arts | 3 Credits |
| JOU 105 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 Credits |
| LIT 257 | Literature And Film | 3 Credits |
| LIT 269 | Popular Literature and Culture | 3 Credits |
| THE 105 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3 Credits |
| VIII. Creative Writing Course (3 Credit Hours) | ||
| (Please choose one of the following courses) | ||
| ENG 215 | Playwriting | 3 Credits |
| ENG 226 | Fiction Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 227 | Poetry Writing | 3 Credits |
| ENG 230 | Creative Nonfiction | 3 Credits |
| Total | 60 Credit Hours | |
| **NOTE: This degree will be conferred as an Associate of Arts. Creative Writing Program of Study will not be listed on students’ transcript or diploma, but will be recognized by transfer institutions for program admission. | ||