BA in Liberal Studies, Professional & Creative Writing

Introduction

Transform your passion for writing into a rewarding and successful career. Our Professional & Creative Writing bachelor’s degree concentration gives you the technical skills necessary to work in multiple genres, industries and distribution platforms. Expose yourself to writing in disciplines such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, traditional media, technical and business writing, and new media. Develop your creative writing style and hone your writing skills with Antioch University Santa Barbara’s professional writing degree program.

At AUSB, you’ll join a peer community where you receive personal attention in small class sizes. Measure your success through applied learning and community projects, not one-size-fits-all tests. Apply up to 135 quarter (90 semester) transfer units, and learn about prior learning credits. Become part of a powerful community of engaged students of all backgrounds, and acquire the skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience to meet your goals.

This degree is offered by AU Santa Barbara.

Program Overview

Whether you are currently a community college student, a busy parent or worker, a veteran, or an international student, our Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies degree completion program is designed to support your personal, academic, and professional goals. Our approach to learning and teaching is reflective, experiential, and engaging, led by experienced faculty who have mastered their professions. We combine academic instruction and hands-on experience to build important intellectual and professional tools centered around six core purposes – Critical Thinking, Diverse Perspectives, Social Justice, Applied Learning, Communication, and Self-Awareness – designed to graduate globally-aware citizens, socially-responsible leaders, and highly marketable graduates.

Degree Requirements

Coursework:

The Professional & Creative Writing concentration exposes students to a variety of different writing styles and platforms while they decide on the genre of work they wish to pursue.

Details on degree requirements for our BA in Liberal Studies

Career Outlook

Just a handful of the broad possibilities: journalist, fiction writer, creative non-fiction writer, technical writer, social media coordinator, public relations and marketing. A bachelor’s degree also helps prepare you for a graduate degree in the creative arts, such as AUSB’s MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media.

Admissions & Transfer