Bachelor of Arts, Major in English with Concentration in Creative and Professional Writing
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
USA,Massachusetts
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48 Months
Duration
CAD 30,673/year
Tuition Fee
CAD 60
Application Fee
Sep 2025
Apply Date
USA, Massachusetts
Type: University
Location Type: Semi-Urban
Founded: 1895
Total Students: 8,500 +
Campus Detail
Main Campus Address
285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, United States
Bachelor of Arts, Major in English with Concentration in Creative and Professional Writing
Program Overview
The English department offers a bachelor of arts degree in English with a concentration in creative & professional writing.
Creative and professional writing candidates demonstrate their ability to analyze context and rhetorical problems with awareness of cultural diversity to create and compose effective, well-formulated written communication for specific audiences across multiple modalities.
Areas of study in this concentration include: fiction; non-fiction; poetry; journalism; digital media production; script, drama, and screenwriting; professional writing; and technical writing.
Creative and professional writing learning outcomes:
- Write and compose original texts
- Apply key concepts in writing analytically, creatively, and professionally across multiple genres and modes based on audience needs and information design principles
- Identify and summarize foundational concepts in creative writing, literary studies, and rhetorical studies
- Understand and apply concepts and ideas related to issues of diversity such as race, class, sexuality, gender, ethnicity and others to texts across multiple genres and modes
- Analyze the compositional and rhetorical strategies used in texts across multiple genres and modes
- Synthesize primary and secondary sources using appropriate research and writing methods across genres and modes
- Evaluate the appropriateness of compositional and rhetorical strategies used in texts
Application Fee
Application Fee: CAD 60 Tuition Fee
CAD 30,673 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
Living Cost in University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
CAD 15,000 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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