98-392 Student Taught Courses (StuCo): Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Fiction comes in a lot of different genres from realistic and speculative, each with their own elements that make the genre. This course covers at three of the most popular genres of speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, and horror, their elements, and how to write them in a short story format. Students will be asked to write two short stories through the semester between the three genres, and in class we will do exercises, have brief lectures and discussions, and do critiques of each other’s work to aid with the story-writing process.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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