Courses
Requirements
Students who major in Literature and Creative writing must complete 12 courses and pursue one of two tracks: Literary Scholarship or Creative Writing.
- Literary Scholarship Track
- Creative Writing Track
Literary Scholarship Track
Requirements Course Details 5 required courses Literary Interpretation
Foundations of Literature I: Epic and Drama
Foundations of Literature II: Lyric Poetry and the Novel
Introduction to Creative Writing
Problems and Methods of Literary Studies
5 major elective courses At least 4 courses from offerings in Literature, 1 of which must be pre-modern
1 Creative Writing elective may be counted toward this requirement
At least 1 of these 5 courses must be a 3000-level course
Only 1 course may be cross-listed from the Core
2 Capstone Seminar and Project Sample Course Schedule
The following is an example of a typical course schedule for NYUAD Literature and Creative Writing majors, Literary Scholarship Track during four years of study.