Overview
The Minor in Creative Writing, offered by the Department of English, is designed to draw both majors and non-majors who are interested in cultivating their creative writing in a structured, focused program. Student focus on either fiction or poetry in a core sequence of three creative writing courses as well as electives in other creative writing genres or literature.
Upon completion of the minor, students will have collected a portfolio of creative writing in multiple genres suitable for application to graduate programs, internship opportunities, or for publication in literary journals or as a manuscript.
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Please contact the College of Liberal Arts' Center for Academic Advising for more information on minors, certificates or other CLA programs.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A. Workshop Sequence | ||
| Complete three courses within one of the following genre sequences (poetry or fiction): | 9 | |
Poetry Sequence | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
Fiction Sequence | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| B. Workshop in Second Genre | ||
| Select one course in a genre other than your chosen sequence: | 3 | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| Non-Fiction Writing | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| Intermediate Writing: Non-Fiction | ||
| C. Literature Course in Chosen Genre 1 | ||
| Select one literature course in your chosen genre: | 3 | |
Poetry | ||
| Modern Poetry | ||
| Modern British and American Poetry | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
Fiction | ||
| The Short Story | ||
| Children's Literature and Folklore | ||
| Popular Fiction | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Disability and Literature | ||
| The Modern Novel | ||
| Modern Drama | ||
| Contemporary Literature | ||
| English Novel to 1832 | ||
| Victorian Novel | ||
| Modern British Fiction | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Contemporary American Fiction | ||
| Modern World Fiction | ||
| Contemporary World Fiction in English | ||
| Contemporary Drama | ||
Variable; course genre will be designated each semester 2 | ||
| The City in Literature | ||
| Writing for the Arts | ||
| Themes and Genres in Women's Literature | ||
| English Romanticism | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| Studies in African-American Literary Genre | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| D. Elective in Creative Writing or Literature | ||
| Select one elective from the following list of Creative Writing courses or an additional Literature course from list C above: | 3 | |
| Creative Acts | ||
or ENG 0926 | Honors Creative Acts | |
| Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| Non-Fiction Writing | ||
| Beyond the Field: Sports and Storytelling | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| Intermediate Writing: Non-Fiction | ||
| Career Internship (when the internship complements the minor) | ||
| Writers at Work | ||
An additional workshop (not previously taken) in fiction, poetry or playwriting from the Workshop in Second Genre requirement listed above. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
- 1
Additional courses may be substituted, pending approval of the director of undergraduate studies.
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Genre designations for these courses are subject to change each semester. Check with the undergraduate advisor for specific genre designations prior to registering for these courses.