Creative Writing
Creative writing workshops have been taught at Brandeis since 1951. Creative writing became one of the English tracks in 1997, and in 2003 a major in its own right in 2003. It is also a popular choice in a minor.
The Creative Writing Program is structured to allow flexible participation in its activities by a diverse body of students, whose interest or commitment may vary in nature or over time. The major consists of a combination of writing workshops, literature courses, studio art, and independent study, culminating in a body of creative work of high caliber, and a historical and contemporary grasp of literary currents.
Under the thesis option, it culminates in a book-length thesis in poetry, fiction or another literary genre, written under the close supervision of a creative writing faculty member over the two semesters of the senior year.