Description
Students majoring in Literary Studies and the Creative Arts join a community of scholars, critics, writers and artists. The Major provides a forum within which students relate academic study to their own creative production in literature, drama, and the fine arts. Students gain broad and rigorous knowledge of literature in its historical and geographical contexts. That knowledge is coupled with close analysis of the details of literary production and well-informed attention to linguistic and cultural diversity.
Students are encouraged to shape their insights by exploring related work in other disciplines and to apply their critical and creative skills in a professional internship experience. The flexible, interdisciplinary, student-centered curriculum of the Major in Literary Studies and the Creative Arts facilitates combinations with other majors or minors.
In classes taught by literary and artistic practitioners, students produce original work, develop creative and professional skills, and demonstrate the capacity to reflect upon, analyze, and evaluate their own work. Mentored by faculty and their individual advisor, students develop and articulate a personal focus for their reading and their creative production, which issues in a portfolio combining academic and creative work, and a senior project in the final year.
The Honors Program
The department offers honors options to particularly motivated students; there is no GPA requirement. Students are nominated to honors by the department on the basis of a portfolio of work. All honors students produce a senior project, which may be an academic thesis or a piece of creative work, of around 40 pages or the equivalent.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee- EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
- EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)
Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
Requirements for the Major in Literary Studies and the Creative Arts
FirstBridge
8 FirstBridge courses change every year
General Education Requirements
- Up to 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism
- 8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II
- 4 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
- 4 Social Experience and Organization
- 4 from either of the above two categories
- Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations
Core courses (13 credits)
- CL 1025 The World, the Text, and the Critic I
- CL 1050 The World, the Text, and the Critic II
- CL 3020 Production, Translation, Creation, Publication
- CL 4075 Portfolio
Courses for Literary Studies (16 credits)
Select four courses freely from the list of electives for the Comparative Literature Major, building a personal focus with the help of your advisor.
*Students in courses marked with an asterisk may choose to read the texts in English translation or in the original non-English language.
Electives for Creative Arts (16 credits)
Select four courses freely from the following list, building a personal focus with the help of your advisor.
- CL/EN 3000 Creative Writing
- CL/EN 3100 Writing Poetry: An Introduction & Workshop
- CL/EN 3200 Fiction Writing Workshop
- CL/EN3300 Creative Nonfiction: Crafting Personal Narrative
- EN 4000 Topics in Advanced Creative Writing
- FM/CL 2028 The Art of Screenwriting
- FM/CM 2018 Writing Fiction for Television
- FM 3063 Making a Documentary
- DR/EN 2000 Theater Arts
- DR/FR 2077 Acting in French
- CL/FR 2075 Theater in Paris
- AR 1010 Introduction to Drawing
- AR 1015 Introduction to Painting
- AR 1020 Materials and Techniques of the Masters
- AR 1061 Introduction to Digital Photography
- AR 2012 Drawing II
- AR 2016 Painting II
- AR 2031 Introduction to Sculpture
- AR4095 Senior Project
- CL 3098 Internship
Plus general electives to total 128 Credits
Requirements
Application requirements - what you need to submit to usAn application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.
- Online application form
- Personal statements
- Extracurricular activites and work experience
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- English language test
- SAT/ACT test scores (optional)
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Want to improve your English level for admission?
Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.
- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
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- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than The American University of Paris.
Funding
Financial aid and scholarshipsAn AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.
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