Humanities, Society, and Culture: Creative Writing and Storytelling

This concentration is built for students who want to write, create, experiment, and publish—not just study texts. From the very start, students actively produce original work, participate in workshops, and receive continuous feedback from faculty and peers.

The program blends creative labs, writing studios, and genre-focused workshops with a flexible liberal arts structure. Learning happens through doing: drafting stories, revising poems, scripting scenes, pitching ideas, and collaborating on creative projects. Small class sizes and an interactive American-style teaching model ensure that every student’s voice is heard and developed.

This program is designed for students who don’t want to wait until graduation to start writing.

Unlike traditional literature programs focused mainly on analysis, Creative Writing and Storytelling at AAU is built around creation. You learn by writing, revising, experimenting, and collaborating—exactly how professional writers work. From day one, you are treated as a creator, not just a student.

The program combines American-style, workshop-based teaching with a flexible liberal arts foundation that feeds creativity through psychology, culture, philosophy, and media. This allows students to create stories that are not only imaginative, but also informed, relevant, and meaningful.

If you want a program that values your voice, challenges your ideas, and prepares you to turn creativity into real opportunities, this is where your story begins.

Beyond the classroom, you can also join student clubs like Model UN and Film Club, discuss current political issues with professors and local experts at an event like ‘Professors in the Pub’ or stop by one of our movie nights or poetry readings in the Library, featuring professors and internationally published authors.

Complete a three-year bachelor’s degree in creative writing and story telling while earning qualifications recognized in both the United States and the Czech Republic. To graduate, students must accumulate 90 US credits (180 ECTS credits) by completing 30 courses, including an internship and a thesis.

Below, you can find a list of courses and modules for the B.A. in Humanities, Society and Culture: Creative Writing and Storytelling.

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Having passed all the required and elective courses, students complete their studies by taking the graduation examination which includes a state exam covering the contents of the major module, a state exam covering the concentration module, and a thesis defense.

For more information on the modular structure and the study program, please contact our admissions team at admissions@aauni.edu. 

Graduates of the Creative Writing and Storytelling concentration can expect to:

Internships are a required part of the program. Students complete internships across a wide range of organizations, including: 

AAU’s Career Center also connects students with numerous professional internships in the Czech Republic and abroad every year.

Graduates of the Creative Writing and Storytelling concentration have diverse employment opportunities in both creative and professional fields where strong writing, storytelling, and communication skills are valued. Many find positions as authors, content writers, copywriters, editors, and journalists in publishing houses, media organizations, and digital content platforms. Others work in marketing, advertising, and public relation where narrative development, brand storytelling, and audience engagement are critical.

Possible career paths include:

This degree program also provides a strong foundation for graduate studies in fields related to arts, culture, and society.

The Bachelor’s degree awarded is concurrently recognized as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in the United States, per AAU’s accreditation by the WASC Senior College and University Commission, and as a Bakalář (Bc.) in the Czech Republic, per AAU’s accreditation by the National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NABHE). Graduates may select whether to use the U.S. post-nominal or the Czech pre-nominal title.

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