Course syllabus spring 2025
Course syllabus spring 2025
Title
Creative Writing I
Swedish title
Creative Writing I
Course code
EN215A
Credits
15 credits
Grading scale
UV / Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Establishment date
2021-12-06
Syllabus approval date
2022-02-09
Syllabus valid from
2022-08-29
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + English 6
Level
Basic level
No main field.
Progression level
G1N
Course objectives
This introductory course in creative writing in English develops student awareness of imaginative writing as a craft and establishes a student-centered venue for the development of that craft, the student’s own creative writing.
Course contents
The course consists of acquiring basic imaginative writing skills in the following genres:
- literary nonfiction
- fiction
- poetry
The course involves weekly assignments, and the submission of a portfolio of revised work.
The course recognizes that good reading is at the heart of good writing. Reading broadly in the genres outlined is thus emphasized.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student:
- has an awareness of literary forms and genres;
- understands imaginative writing as both craft and self-expression;
- can write imaginatively at a basic level in literary non-fiction, fiction, and poetry;
- can analyse, critique and edit their own writing and the writing of others;
- can revise and compile a meaningful portfolio of their own work
Learning activities
This course features:
- distance learning via an online learning platform
- online writing workshops
- formal, written peer review
- writing exercises
- reading
Assessment
The student is assessed based on the submission of a portfolio of texts written and revised over the course the semester.
Course literature
Janet Burroway – Imaginative writing, The elements of craft. ISBN: 9780134053240
Daniel Halpern (ed.) – The art of the story. ISBN: 0140296387
Billy Collins – Poetry 180. ISBN: 0812968875
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
Interim rules
If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.
Additional information
If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.