The Writing Program at NYU Shanghai also offers a range of creative writing courses designed to support the creative ambitions of our uniquely diverse student body.
In a lively, multicultural setting, these courses foster essential skills in self-expression, persuasion, and analysis, and guide students in their growth as language artists. With a focus on reading, writing, and discussing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in both traditional and emerging digital forms, these courses are built on the idea that sustained practice in these areas strengthens skills valuable across careers—from business and marketing to journalism, game development, interactive media, and even the sciences.
Students interested in further hands-on experience can help edit creative writing’s annual print journal, Confluences, or participate in events with visiting writers and translators in our Literary Reading Series.
Additionally, many of our courses can count toward elective credits for Humanities or Interactive Media Arts majors, offering students a chance to enrich their major studies through creative writing.
An additional intermediate/advanced creative writing workshop or a designated elective
4
Total Credits
16
Note: Requirements may be met through taking equivalent courses in the Global Network. See Policies tab for details.
Policies
Minor Policies
Students may minor in subjects outside of their major. A minor in a secondary subject enables a student to acquire a useful understanding of concepts and analysis without the same degree of coverage as would be obtained in a major. A grade of C or better is required for a course to be counted toward a minor. If a student fails a course required for the minor, the course must be retaken at NYU; a course taken outside the University will not normally be allowed to substitute for a minor requirement. No course for the minor may be taken as pass/fail. Students may use Core Curriculum classes to fill minor requirements but at least 12 credits of the minor must be unique to the minor, meaning that it is not double-counted with any other major, minor, or core requirement.
Additionally, no single course may be used to meet more than two requirements.