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    English – Creative Writing Major B.A.
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    English—Creative Writing Major B.A.

    With a major in English – Creative Writing, get ready to engage with the genres of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry — or all three! — from the inside out. Generate and revise your own work and explore how published authors use the techniques of craft.

    All creative writing students participate in workshops led by well-published writers that focus on understanding and constructing different literary forms. Workshop participants study texts by established writers and experiment with their own creative processes.

    Careers with a Creative Writing English Degree

    English – Creative Writing students enjoy the same wide variety of opportunity upon graduation that other English majors have. Many of our graduates go on to graduate programs, not only M.A. or M.F.A. programs in creative writing but also programs in information science or education. 

    Others work in publishing, web content development, grant-writing and community organizing, advertising, or other creative industries. Having invested in developing their own creativity plus a well-rounded education, English – Creative Writing students can face the the 21st-century job market with confidence.

    Potential employers for those who hold a degree in Creative Writing include, but are not limited to, newspaper and magazine organizations, the entertainment industry, government agencies, institutions of higher education, public and private K-12 schools, publishing companies, marketing agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, etc.

    Browse through dozens of internship opportunities and full-time job postings for Ohio University students and alumni on Handshake , OHIO’s key resource for researching jobs, employers, workshops, and professional development events.

    English Careers & Internships

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    Admission Requirements

    This program has no requirements beyond University freshman/first-year admission and transfer requirements.

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    English – Creative Writing B.A. Courses & Curriculum

    View Courses & Degree Requirements in the Official Academic Catalog

    The major is flexible enough to match your interests and goals. You can fulfill up to 12 of the required hours in the major with courses focusing on literature, rhetoric, or literary theory, or by combining these with apprenticeship or internship experiences.

    The English Internship

    To ensure a solid foundation in the skills and knowledge that employers and graduate schools expect from any English graduate, the English – Creative Writing major includes the English Core in analysis, research, and literary history. Our curriculum emphasizes critical thinking and analytical reading as well as multiple genres of writing.

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