创意写作和新闻学系提供有关书籍出版，戏剧性写作（包括舞台剧创作和广播，电视和电影剧本写作），小说，新闻学和诗歌的入门，中级和高级课程，从而获得文学士学位。具有创意写作专业或辅修学位，以及新闻学副学士学位。学生有机会将应用和创造性写作技能与印刷和电子出版各个方面的背景相结合，包括印刷材料的编辑，发行，推广和制作。在许多创意写作课程中体验小班授课的独特工作坊形式，并与温哥华岛大学新闻学院的讲师进行一对一的交流。无论您是要在出版，娱乐还是新闻业工作，这个新闻和创意写作学位都将提高您的文学技巧，并向您介绍作为专业
In VIU’s Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism program, learn the skills you need to become a master of words from professors who are published, award-winning authors, poets and journalists.Experience small class sizes for a unique workshop format in many creative writing courses, and more one-on-one time with instructors at Vancouver Island University's journalism school.Whether you want to work in the publishing, entertainment or journalism industries, this degree in Journalism and Creative Writing will sharpen your literary skills and introduce you to the realities of working as a professional writer. The Creative Writing and Journalism department offers introductory, intermediate and advanced-level courses in book publishing, dramatic writing (including writing for the stage and scriptwriting for radio, television and film), fiction, journalism, and poetry, leading to a B.A. with a Major or Minor in Creative Writing and a B.A. with a Minor in Journalism. Students have the opportunity to combine applied and creative writing skills with a background in all aspects of print and electronic publishing including editing, distribution, promotion, and production of print materials.