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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in English (Creative Writing)

Canada

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What will I learn?

Creative writing is available as an option within the English Honours or Majors program. Students in the Creative Writing program must complete the normal English major requirements with courses from relevant creative writing areas.

The Creative Writing program is available as a major, minor, double major or honours option as part of a Bachelor of Arts degree. Arts is a four-year degree that covers a broad range of subject areas concerned with the study of human beings and the evolution and nature of global societies, ideas, and institutions.

In your first two years of Arts, you will select courses in fields like humanities, languages, social sciences as well as science and business to provide you with a broad foundation for advanced study in your chosen subject area during the final two years.

An English degree helps you develop transferable, functional skills such as writing, critical thinking and communication that employers and most work situations require. Concentrating your studies in a major allows you to gain specific transferable skills, such as those below, which are attractive to particular employers and industries.

Writing for different audiences

Organizing written work

Arguing logically

Reading analytically

Thinking creatively

Summarizing ideas

Careers

Novelist

Playwright

Screenwriter

Editor/Writer (magazine/news/newspaper/publications/copy/film/video)

Public relations/Information Specialist

Radio/Television Researcher

Which department am I in?

UNB Fredericton Faculty of Arts

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
CAD$19,148.00 (US$ 13,763) per year
CAN $9,574 per term

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Venue

University of New Brunswick

Fredericton Campus,

3 Bailey Drive,

FREDERICTON,

New Brunswick (NB),

E3B 5A3, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

High school students applying to undergraduate programs at the University of New Brunswick must meet the following three sets of requirements in order to be considered for admission.

The University of New Brunswick accepts qualified applicants from all countries. Entry requirements may vary from country to country.

English language proficiency requirements:

TOEFL IBT with a minimum overall score of 85
IELTS or IELTS Indicator with a minimum overall score of 6.5
CAEL CE or CAEL Online with a minimum overall score of 60
Pearson Vue Test with a minimum score of 59
Cambridge English Assessment C1 advanced or C2 proficiency with a minimum score of 176
Duolingo with a minimum overall score of 115

Application Deadline: Fall term (September start) — apply before June 1; Winter term (January start) — apply before Oct. 1; Summer (various start dates from May–August) — apply before Feb. 1

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of New Brunswick

UNB is a leading research and innovation university with a focus on entrepreneurial success and has the third-highest graduate rate in Canada.

  • Over 75 undergraduate and graduate programs
  • 2 campus locations in the scenic province of New Brunswick
  • 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • 1 in every 2 high school students receive a scholarship