Creative Writing, Humanities and Social Sciences Area of Concentration, Associate of Arts
This area of concentration is designed to serve students who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in Creative Writing or English, with a concentration in Writing.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of this area of concentration, students will be able to:
- use writing, reading and oral communication skills to organize, express, and synthesize ideas in workshop groups and presentational settings;
- identify various notable writers within genres of creative writing;
- participate in peer editing and revision workshops;
- critique writings within a workshop group, as well as their own writing;
- participate in in-class writing exercises;
- create a portfolio of student writing samples including multiple drafts;
- present work orally to identify "writer's voice"; and
- demonstrate a mastery of the fundamental skills, concepts, and principles of their selected genre for the baccalaureate degree.