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Berkeley Global
Survey the major American novelists and short-story writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Jack London. In addition to learning about various literary movements—such as romanticism, realism and naturalism—you consider questions of aesthetics, morality, poverty, racism, gender and power.
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Sections
Summer 2025 enrollment opens on March 17!
This course applies to the following programs:
Certificate Program in Creative Writing
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Required Courses
Electives (Literature)
- American Fiction
- Contemporary Voices: Speaking From the Margins
- Great Writers Steal: How the Work of Other Writers Can Inform and Inspire You
- The Handmaid’s Tale: Writing Dystopia, the Female Gothic and Social Commentary
- Re-envisioning the Past Through Historical Fiction
- Reading the Postmodern: Writing and Rewriting Genre, Gender, and Culture
- Shakespeare
Electives (Writing Workshop)
- Exploring Creative Writing
- Introduction to Writing Fiction
- Intermediate Fiction Writing
- Advanced Fiction Writing
- Writing Genre Fiction: Science Fiction, Mystery, Romance and More
- Mystery Writing
- Developing the Novel
- Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
- Poetry Workshop
- Creative Nonfiction Workshop
- Developing the Memoir
Courses of Related Interest
Pre-Nursing Preparatory Program
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Required Courses
- Medical Microbiology
- Microbiology Laboratory
- Introduction to Human Physiology
- Human Physiology Laboratory
- General Human Anatomy
- Human Anatomy Laboratory
Electives
- Human Nutrition
- Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
- Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
- Health Care Advocacy and the Role of Cultural Diversity
- Bioethics
Science Courses of Related Interest
- General Biology I
- General Biology Laboratory I
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry Laboratory I
General Education Courses of Related Interest
- American Fiction
- Contemporary Art: History and Theory
- Spanish for Medical Professionals
Psychology and Sociology Courses of Related Interest
Instructional Types
- Live Online
- Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
- Online, Start Anytime
- Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
- Online, Fixed Date
- Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.
- Classroom
- Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:
- TOEFL: 90
- IELTS Academic Format: 7
- DAAD: C1
- TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
- Duolingo: 125
Note: You do not need to submit test scores.