宾夕法尼亚大学

By studying the transformative creations of others in the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which they were produced, you can nurture your own creative expression and develop a deeper understanding of the creative process in action. A concentration in Creative Studies combines experiential and applied humanities through the study of the creative arts, expanding your ability to critically analyze, compare and evaluate the meanings and significance of creativity as expressed across a variety of media. In this degree concentration, you engage in individual and collaborative creative writing and explore a range of creative accomplishments in fields including literature, music, cinema studies, theater, and other arts.

The concentration in Creative Studies prepares you to:

• Understand how text conveys meaning across a variety of literary genres and styles
• Use innovation, flexibility, and collaboration to cultivate a creative writing practice
• Create, revise, and edit original writing in multiple literary genres, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and screenwriting
• Understand how artistic practices and traditions are produced, transformed, and re-contextualized over time and space
• Analyze works of art (visual, musical, cinematic, theatrical, and literary) with attention to their historical and cultural context, paying particular attention to their intersections with gender, politics, religion, and history

Course options
Creative Writing course block

The Craft of Creative Writing
Modern and Contemporary US Poetry
Poetry Workshop
Fiction Workshop
Writing About Place
Screenwriting
Advanced Nonfiction
Journalism

Cinema Studies course block

Introduction to Film and Media Studies
History of Hollywood
Monsters in Japan
World Cinema
Screenwriting

English Literature course block

Ways of Reading
Writing about Literature and Culture
History in Ten Books
Modern and Contemporary US Poetry
Radical Literature from the American Revolution to the Civil War

Courses are subject to change.

Careers related to Creative Studies

The skills acquired in the Creative Studies concentration are applicable to a wide variety of communications-related fields as well as the creative arts. Career options include:

• Advertising and promotions manager
• Public relations and fundraising professional
• Editor
• Author and journalist
• Educator and librarian
• Museum administrator