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

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.

Literary Scholarship Track (PDF)

Creative Writing 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 Study
5 major elective courses 3 from offerings in Creative Writing
2 from offerings in Literature
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, Creative Writing Track during four years of study.

Creative Writing Track (PDF)


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