Program Overview

Program Overview

The Certificate in Creative Writing is a fully-online graduate certificate program designed for creative writers seeking to sharpen their skills and work toward publishable fiction and/or poetry. This program is also suitable for teachers seeking to improve and enhance their pedagogy of Creative Writing.

Program Details

• Total credit hours: 12 hours
• The program is designed to help students complete and revise a body of work under the guidance of experienced teachers and authors from Bowling Green State University's acclaimed Creative Writing Program.
• The program structure includes a foundational course in techniques followed by workshop classes in which original creative work is read and critiqued.

Program Objectives

• Sharpen creative writing skills
• Work toward publishable fiction and/or poetry
• Improve and enhance pedagogy of Creative Writing for teachers

Program Structure

Foundational Course

• Techniques of creative writing

Workshop Classes

• Original creative work is read and critiqued
• Students complete and revise a body of work under guidance

Institution

The program is offered by Bowling Green State University's acclaimed Creative Writing Program.