Overview

Key Features

Writing is a creative practice in its own right. Like art and design, a writing practice has sketches, masterpieces, final realizations, and everything in between. At ECU, we believe writing does not merely reflect the world, but is also an action in the world.

You can take courses in collaborative writing, script writing, art writing and reviewing, poetry, fiction, and drama, graphic novels and creative nonfiction, editing and publishing, project-based writing and more. You can also engage in creative writing across multiple languages, whatever your fluency, exploring the possibilities of language.

Focusing on experimentation, we offer you the chance to create a writing practice in an interdisciplinary community and to make connections with your art and design practices. This can include working on specific writing projects under the guidance of professional, published writers. Editing, publishing, and performing are also integral parts of the program.

The Writing program at Emily Carr University of Art + Design is a unique set of courses that approaches writing as a process-based material practice. Courses are studio-based and emphasize the connection between other art, design, and media-based practices. You can move through these courses in multiple ways and with flexible timing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Multilingual Writing

Writing Criticism

Script Writing

Senior Writing Studio

Theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

84

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vancouver, Canada

Disciplines

Creative Writing Fine Arts View 48 other Bachelors in Creative Writing in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

84

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

56

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

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AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

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98 accuracy using real exam data
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Other requirements

General requirements

Examples of your creative practice
Process documentation
Studio assignment
Writing
Educational transcripts

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28632 CAD / year

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6028 CAD / year

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Living costs

Vancouver

Canada

1590 - 2686 CAD / month

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Overview

Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Vancouver

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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