{"id":1580,"date":"2016-08-08T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:20:50","slug":"certificate-in-creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/creative-writing\/programs\/certificate-in-creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate in Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-25miygs-92044d57a8ef4c13a2722c9f4ca352a4\">\n.avia-section.av-25miygs-92044d57a8ef4c13a2722c9f4ca352a4{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/04\/Creative-Writing-At-SOU-Minor.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Creative Writing Academic Minor Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >Certificate in Creative Writing<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>Offered as an Academic Certification<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1axesj0-0b442471635175fba8b52ee42d771c03 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock right-pillow'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A certificate in Creative Writing is a great way to supplement your main degree, whether it\u2019s English or Business or Gender Studies or Criminology or almost any discipline you can think of. Creative writing sharpens students\u2019 ability to communicate expressively and persuasively, which makes them more attractive candidates at multiple levels of the workforce. 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Students can customize their class choices to complement their major in a wide variety of ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lt6h4lte-1a17a7d157c54b27cdf2093330dc044f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lt6h4lte-1a17a7d157c54b27cdf2093330dc044f .avia_textblock{\ntext-align:center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lt6h4lte-1a17a7d157c54b27cdf2093330dc044f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Degree Integration<\/h4>\n<p>The demand for effective writing is high throughout the academic and working world. 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