Everyone has a story to tell. A career in the Creative Arts can offer you opportunities to tell that story and share it with the world. Imagine sitting in a quiet cafe in the early morning, working on a social media post, a poem, or even a novel. Or picture a group of friends gathered around a kitchen table playing through the tabletop campaign you’ve crafted, collaborating to tell an epic tale. Whether you’re interested in writing as a columnist for a popular news journal, working as a fundraising coordinator for a good cause, or being the creative mind behind a great film script, you can use your creativity to tell stories, solve problems, and help shape the world you’d like to live in. Spark your imagination. Tell your story.

If you have additional questions regarding career pathways, please contact your academic advisor.

Possible careers

  • Author
  • Columnist
  • Copywriter
  • Fundraising Coordinator
  • Graphic Novelist
  • Production Assistant
  • Screenwriter
  • Social Media Manager
  • Tabletop Role Playing Game Writer

Possible courses

The courses listed below are options available if you are interested in a career in the Creative Arts, allowing you to customize your degree and build expertise relevant to your career interests. Please check out the schedule of classes for availability and meet with your academic advisor to create your academic plan that meets the requirements for your major.

  • ENGL 2070: Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENGL 2200: Descriptive English Grammar
  • ENGL 2750: Analysis of Popular Culture Texts
  • ENGL 3030: Free-Lance Writing for Popular Magazines
  • ENGL 3040, 3050, 3060: Creative Writing (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry)
  • ENGL 3080: Writing Women’s Lives
  • ENGL 3130: Rhetorical Website Design
  • ENGL 3150, 3160: Creative Writing, Screenplays and Playwriting
  • ENGL 3170x: Writing for Games
  • ENGL 3330: Science Fiction
  • ENGL 3350: Studies in Film
  • ENGL 3550: Literature and the Environment
  • ENGL 3950B: Study and Travel, Creative Writing
  • ENGL 4040: Creative Writing Workshop, Fiction
  • ENGL 4500: Seminar in Literary Genres
  • ENGL 4930: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Multi-Genre

Frequently asked questions

The courses listed for each pathway are options available if you are interested in a career in the particular pathway, allowing you to customize your major or minor and build expertise relevant to your career interests. Please check out the schedule of classes for availability and meet with your academic advisor to create your academic plan.

No, the pathways are resources to help you identify courses that are relevant to your career interests and to customize your degree program.

Absolutely!

No, the pathways are resources to help you customize your major and are not degree programs or certificates.