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  "college": "berkeley-city-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "English",
  "id": "creative-writing-fiction-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "Creative Writing/Fiction",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "english",
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      "markdown": "##### Summary\n\n##### Program Description\n\nStudents who complete the the Certificate of Achievement in Creative Writing/Fiction learn expressive and linguistic skills that apply to writing of fiction as well as other types of writing, including fiction, non-fiction, and professional prose.\n\n**\n\n##### Learning Outcome(s)\n\n**\n\n1.  Write a piece of fiction with strong character development, plot, conflict, and dialogue, using original language\n2.  Write a novella or short story collection with strong character development, plot, conflict, and dialogue, using original language\n3.  Research venues for publication or public presentation of work"
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses:",
          "units": "15"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 10A",
          "title": "Creative Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 70A",
          "title": "Transforming Autobiography into Creative Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 71A",
          "title": "Introduction to Fiction Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 72A",
          "title": "Intermediate Fiction Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 73A",
          "title": "Intensive Fiction Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 74",
          "title": "Fiction: Special Projects",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select two courses from the following iiterature electives:",
          "units": "6-8"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 17A",
          "title": "Shakespeare",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 17B",
          "title": "Shakespeare",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 47",
          "title": "Children’s Literature",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 85A",
          "title": "Literature in English Through Milton",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 85B",
          "title": "Literature in English: Late 17th through Mid-19th Century",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 85C",
          "title": "Literature in English: Mid-19th through the 20th Century",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select one course from the following writing electives:",
          "units": "3"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 10B",
          "title": "Creative Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 014",
          "title": "Non-Fiction Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 015",
          "title": "Non-Fiction: Special Projects",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 70B",
          "title": "Transforming Autobiography into Creative Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 86",
          "title": "Introduction to Playwriting and Screenwriting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 87",
          "title": "Intermediate Playwriting and Screenwriting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 91A",
          "title": "Introduction to Poetry Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 92A",
          "title": "Intermediate Poetry Writing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}