2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Creative Writing, BA
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Return to: Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The University of Pittsburgh’s Creative Writing Program is one of the largest in the United States, with a wide variety of classes across three genre tracks: fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Courses are taught by a faculty with remarkable publication credits, from Pittsburgh-based journals and newspapers to nationally best-selling books. Graduates include editors at major daily newspapers, published writers of YA, literary fiction, poetry chapbooks and nonfiction, as well as winners of the Pulitzer Prize and other major awards. The program offers artistic mentorship and professionalization opportunities.
Visit the Department of English Academic Programs page for more information on its majors.
Major Requirements
A minimum of 33 credits is required: 24 credits in English Creative Writing courses and 9 in English literature courses.
Majors must choose one of three tracks: fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Each track consists of three levels of courses. The introductory courses (0500s) offer a broad introduction to the skills required of writers in a particular area and generally should be taken no later than the first term of the junior year. The intermediate courses (1000s for fiction, 1200s for poetry, 1300s for nonfiction) refine and develop those skills. The senior seminars (1700s) provide a capstone experience for the student writer. Students should check prerequisites carefully before registration. Each genre track may include suggested literature courses, listed below.
Students must take one 3 credit ENGWRT course outside of their chosen genre/track.
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