Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing Track)

The creative writing major at UIndy gives you the opportunity to develop and hone your creative writing skills. Whether you're interested in poetry or fiction, our dedicated faculty will help you push your writing endeavors to new heights. With a diverse background of writing skills, our faculty can show you how to make your poems memorable or your short story cohesive and entertaining. Multiple writing workshop courses will help you improve your writing, while literature courses will allow you to explore various genres. Potential careers in creative writing: The creative writing program is designed to not only hone your creative writing skills, but also enhance your research, reading and composition skills, which are valuable in many fields, including: Professional writer: Many students choose to use their creative writing skills for companies by writing grants, web content or technical documents. Professional editor: Many marketing departments rely on editors to review work before it is published. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing: Further develop and hone your creative writing skills by attending graduate school. Creative writer: With hard work and dedication, you could become a published author or poet. Literary arts administration: Work for community arts organizations that develop poetry in the schools and communities, literacy outreach and writer series programs. Advertising and marketing: Advertising, public relations, media and marketing departments depend on good copywriters.