Program Overview

Program Overview

The Certificate in Professional Creative Writing with a Concentration in Professional Dramatic Writing is designed for aspiring playwrights, screenwriters, and spoken word artists. This program aims to help writers master the fundamentals of their craft, understand the rich tradition of genres and individual masterworks, and create a personal presence in the creative marketplace.

Program Objectives

The Professional Dramatic Writing Certificate helps writers progress toward mastering the fundamentals of their craft, understanding the rich tradition of genres and individual masterworks in which that craft is rooted, and creating a personal presence in the creative marketplace to support the largest possible audience for their work.

Curriculum

• The coursework helps writers progress toward mastering the fundamentals of their craft
  • Understanding the rich tradition of genres and individual masterworks in which that craft is rooted
  • Creating a personal presence in the creative marketplace to support the largest possible audience for their work
• Students will also gain additional skills and knowledge in professional creative writing through elective coursework

Target Audience

The program is designed for aspiring playwrights, screenwriters, and spoken word artists whose ambition is to become published authors of plays, films, and other individual and collaborative forms of professional performance.