College Creative Writing Majors?
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I believe New york University has a good program.
741842
A degree is always helpful...especially in English. A command of the English language can lead to many professions...as well as giving you proper tools to always be understood. For journalism, just add a couple of writing courses to introduce you to style and concept. Also...with a vivid imagination you can become a writer or novelist.
1001511
Well, they are both different type of writing. \nCreative writing consists of more thinking "outside the box" using ideas.. and of that nature.. \nJournalism- is also different--- writing news stories and of that sort.. \nDepending on what kind of writer you are- decide what type of writing skill you want to develop. \nI would choose creative writing as a starting point though--- \nand then do journalism if you had the option of doing both.
23006
If you want crative writing in a creative setting goto the Evergreen State College.  If I have enough money for 4-6 years of college plus expenses, that's were I may go for a full degree.\n\nMayhap, this will be some usefull info after a long wait.
499572
There are many good creative writing programs out there.  Really, it depends on what you want to write.  \n\nSome schools are better for fiction, some for poetry, and some for nonfiction.  For instance, Ohio University in Athens, OH has a great newswriting program, U of Iowa has a strong fiction writing program, Ball State is good for poetry, and so on.  Try going to fastweb.com and creating a profile.  They will suggest programs all over the world that offer what you want.  The link is below.
1132185
The websites Crystal gave are good, but you might also want to look at the different literary journals associated with each school.  Most literary journals are connected to a university such as The Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, The Sewannee Review, etc.  If you are truly interested in a creative writing program, you might also want to research the influential professors at the institution and become familiar with their writing, because they will have a direct influence on you.  Get to know who would be teaching you if you chose that college.
639281
Well, I'm a history major (not too far off, actually - heavy liberal arts writing and reading discipline), and since graduating I've been an office assistant, a telecommunications consultant, a computer technician and now a computer retail manager.  Don't let your major define what you can and can't do.  There are a heck of a lot of jobs out there that you cannot major in in college, you know?  But an English lit major can be a real asset in certain fields, like the tech industry (like me).  Do you know why?  It's because, honest to God, a lot of techies are barely literate.  They cannot write proper business correspondence, they cannot read large amounts of data and synthesize and summarize it concisely, they cannot communicate in layman's terms to customers and clients.  It's a real liability in the market place for them.  I've gotten a few really good jobs where there was a choice between me and someone who actually majored in an IT discipline.  I was chosen because I can demonstrate I'm well-rounded, well-read, well-spoken and can learn just about anything.  So study your darnedest in English and then just keep your mind open and be willing to try anything.  Maybe check out broadcast media.  That sounds like some cool stuff I bet you'd be good at.  Good luck to you!
1110157
Definitely DO NOT declare a major at this point.  You certainly don't have to, and don't let your counselor pressure you into it.  Spend some time thinking about which classes you enjoyed the most in school - then experiment in classes like it.  For example - say you liked, oh earth science.  Try some classes in geology, astronomy, anthropology, etc.  Spend some time reading through the course descriptions in the catalog - see if any of them jump out at you.  Good luck!
330794
You should try a community education course.  Some of the larger school districts offer courses.  Check out the programs through Oak Hills.  They offer writing classes normally in the fall, but there is one this spring.  There is one class on page 7 of the catalog.\n\nhttp://www.oakhills.k12.oh.us/district/resources/comm-ed.html\n\nGood luck!
1011354
well those are 2 totally different areas.  If you want to work in fashion you must know how to at least pattern make and sew.  Most colleges do not offer such programs, you have to go to a speciality school such as the Tim Gunn school of Design in NYC which is very exclusive.  If you just want to comment on fashion, well then you need to be famous and have a wicked sense of humor that is readily accessbile on the spot (example: Joan Rivers).  Now if you seriously want to write and give advice, my advice is to begin submitting articles to small, local newspapers or when you get to college, join the newspaper staff and offer an advice column (not many schools offer that so you should be able to get in that way).  That way you'll have at least 4 yrs of experience writing advice columns when you go to apply for a job doing such.  And just as an aside, some friendly critque, if what you've written above is how you write essays, this may be a hard thing for you to do.  Always, if just to keep in the habit, use apostrophe's where they are required (I've..and the "i" there is capitalized as I am sure you know) and utilize proper verb usage (verbs are never pluralized, ie "advices").  That's it, I know it's just a Yahoo question forum, but if that is what you want to do with your life....do it every day.  Your major in that case would simply be Writing, perhaps with an emphasis in creative writing, syntax, or whatever your chosen university has to offer.  Good luck with that, you can do it if you really want it!
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I teach Community Education courses through our local college. My courses range from "Writing For Fun & Profit" to more technical courses on Business & Grant Proposal Writing.\n\nI also do a load of freelance research and writing for others (helping students, grants, business plans, articles, etc.)\n\nAmazing what you can do with these new fangled machines called computers.
328143
Are you talking about the different academic majors that a school offers or what? Im not sure exactly what you are after.
514917
Try Rhetoric & Composition. As less people have the ability to write well, this field is becoming more in demand.
811983
Yes, I took some creative writing classes on line.  I found that my fellow students did a lot more criticism than they would have done face to face.  I was upset and put off  and put down because I have a realistic writing style and I was often made the rude brunt of their criticisms for my realism because things are just not writing in a fantasy world... whatever... I would rather take creative skills classes in person.  Also, none of the people in the class could really write and the professor was pandering to most of them because the squeaky wheel gets the oil.  The professor would email me things personally and congratulate me on things I wrote while my classmates would be very rude to me.
1179427
If you want in on the creative side you need work samples.  They don't have to be "real", but if you want to be a copywriter you need to show your concepting ability as well as your writing skills.  If you want to be an Art Director, you need to show your concepting and design skills.  There are also portfolio schools all over the country if you're really serious about being a creative, but be careful - some suck.\n\nIf you are more interested in the business side (account management, account planning) my suggestion would be to try and get an internship to get your foot in the door.  Most larger cities have Ad Clubs or Associations that have job and internship databases.\n\nPick up copies of Creative Arts (CA), Ad Age, One Show books etc. and get familiar with the cutting edge work out there so you can talk about it in an interview.  Gain an understanding of how an agency works before hand so you know exactly how you'd fit in and why you want to work there.
41957
A good idea is to go to a community college and take some writing classes. That will help you learn, but also introduce yourself to professional writters who teach the class and get some criticism to help you progress.
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English and creative writing is a fantastic degree scheme and can be more easily applied to many job/career prospects where the need for literacy is greater in many jobs today.  There is a high demand for teachers, so you would easily get into this no matter what degree scheme you followed.\n\nSomething practical and vocational such as engineering requires enormous math skills and so you would have to excel in A-Level math before even applying to University unless you are passionate about mechanics - your math would have to be outstanding.  Social work is also another good route to take and you only have to do a diploma for this and is very good paid employment.  Sports science is another popular area of study, but there is some amount of math required for this, but it will require you to be physical yourself and is fairly creative.\n\nArt and craft are excellent of course, but they are very competetive industries to go into to and very few artists ever get to sell their works because there are just too many competitors around and you would have to make this your life-passion as with writing.  \n\nDepending upon your age and ability, I would look at the options open to you first and find out exactlet what is involved with each one that interests you, because like you, I am also very creative but to get into the world of art of all genre, is not as easy as it sounds and artists tend to be the poorest of working people because they have to spend out thousands just exhibiting their works and then trying to sell them. I have many friends who are arists of all kinds and not one of them can make money from their works and they are very talented people.\n\nIt is sad that it is this way, but you have to be outstandingly unquie amongst all other artists and even then, you come into difficulties because of the competiveness of the industry.  You would be more likely to succeed in an acting career than in the art world but acting can be very difficult to get into and also requires exceptional talent.\n\nI am not trying to put you off - Just want to give you the facts that I know of and what you do will be your choice and you should always do whatever appeals most to your personality and character.  Though like everything, it requires determination and commitment.  Talking to a career's advisor will help you and to put you on the right track you want to follow.  \n\nGood luck.