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.
Residency Requirement: Students who declare a College of Liberal Arts' minor must complete at least half of the program at Temple University. This minor requires a minimum of 6 courses (18 credits); at least 3 courses must be taken at Temple.
Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements: A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all courses in the minor as well as a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the discipline to earn this credential.
Restrictions: Students may not combine this program with the BA in Liberal Studies.
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.
Curriculum Overlap Policy: Students may combine the English major with the minor in Creative Writing, but only two courses may be used for both programs of study.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Department Office
10th Floor, Mazur Hall
215-204-7561
James Salazar, Department Chair
1042 Mazur Hall
james.salazar@temple.edu
Gabriel Wettach, Director of Undergraduate Studies
1030 Mazur Hall
215-204-8510
gwettach@temple.edu
LaTasha Goodman, Administrator
1041 Mazur Hall
215-204-8516
latasha.goodman@temple.edu
Rosemarie Wint, Coordinator
1030 Mazur Hall
215-204-7563
rwint@temple.edu
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 | ||
| Introductory Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
Fiction Sequence | ||
| Introductory Fiction Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| B. Workshop in Second Genre | ||
| Select one course in a genre other than your chosen sequence: | 3 | |
| Introductory Poetry Workshop | ||
| Introductory Fiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| Non-Fiction Writing | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Themes and Genres in Women's Literature | ||
| British 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 | ||
| Writing the Memoir | ||
| Writing for the Arts | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing: Plays | ||
| 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.
- 2
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.