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Writing Seminars Major

BABachelor of Arts in Writing SeminarsFunding not verified

Overview

An undergraduate major requiring twelve courses in the Writing Seminars (introductory and advanced fiction and poetry workshops, readings and electives) and six outside courses in literature, history and philosophy, plus foreign language proficiency.

Official program name: Writing Seminars Major
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Writing Seminars
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School: Johns Hopkins University — The Writing Seminars
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location: Baltimore, MD
Delivery / residency: Format not verified
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Required credits: Twelve courses within the department and six outside
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this degree is listed

The Writing Seminars major is a dedicated creative writing major: twelve courses within a creative writing department, including fiction and poetry workshops through the advanced level, aimed at a portfolio of original poems, stories or essays. The SPEC names it as an eligible BA in Writing. The exact degree wording was not found on a reachable page.

Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

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Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

Fiction Poetry

Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Workshops

Advanced Fiction or Advanced Poetry Workshop required, plus 300-400 level fiction and poetry courses.
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Other

Optional capstone seminars for a book-length project after intermediate workshops.
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Foreign language proficiency through the intermediate level.
Source: writingseminars.jhu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

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Admissions

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Writing portfolio

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Tests

GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

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Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 9, 2026.

writingseminars.jhu.edu/graduate/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
writingseminars.jhu.edu/undergraduate/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
writingseminars.jhu.edu/undergraduate/requirements/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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