APPROVED CREATIVE WRITING COURSES OFFERED DURING SPRING 2027 as of October 22, 2026
AFRICAM 164: Spoken Word: Oral Tradition & Transformation from Poetry to Hip Hop, Standup & Beyond
ART 182: Creative Writing for Artists*
ASAMST 173: Creative Writing: Asian American Short Story*
COLWRIT 175: Players, Spectators & Fanatics: Writing on the Cultures of Sports
ENGLISH 141: Modes of Writing (Exposition, Fiction, Verse, Etc.)
ENGLISH 143A: Short Fiction*
ENGLISH 143B: Verse*
ENGLISH 143E: Playwriting*
ENGLISH 143N: Prose Nonfiction*
ENGLISH 243A: Fiction Writing Workshop*
FILM 181: Screenwriting*
* As of October 22, 2026, eight of the eleven courses above provide specific application instructions in their class descriptions and note sections in the Schedule of Classes. Do not wait to verify what you need to do to apply and deadlines for each that you are considering.
TO FIND APPROVED LITERATURE COURSES OFFERED DURING Spring 2027, compare the approved list of literature courses on the Creative Writing Minor website with the Spring 2027 Schedule of Classes.
Found an upper-division, three- or four-unit course you would like reviewed as a creative writing or literature course for the minor? Make sure the course is clearly creative writing (not expository writing) or literature focused. Then, send your documentary evidence, often a course description and syllabus, to demir@berkeley.edu.
Remember all courses you take for the minor must meet the minor requirements too.
Questions regarding a course? Contact the department offering the course or the instructor teaching the course.
Questions regarding the minor program? Contact Laura Demir at demir@berkeley.edu.
