Degrees Offered:
- Minor: Creative Writing
Course Listings
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Degree Requirements:
Minor in Creative Writing (20 credits)
Required Courses
- ENGL 240: Beginning Creative Writing
- ENGL 407: Writers' Studio
Twelve (12) credits from the following:
- ENGL 340: Topics in Advanced Fiction
- ENGL 341: Topics in Advanced Poetry
- ENGL 342: Topics in Advanced Creative Non-Fiction
- ENGL 407: Writers' Studio
- THDN 240: Playwriting
ENGL 240 serves as prerequisite to any 300-level Advanced Topics creative writing course. Students must complete at least one 300-level creative writing course prior to enrolling in ENGL 407 Writers鈥� Studio. ENGL 407 is repeatable as long as student project varies. To complete the minor, a student must study in at least two different genres (Ex: ENGL 340 & ENGL 341, or ENGL 340 and THDN 240).
NOTE: The creative writing minor can be taken in combination with an English major with two courses overlapping.
Creative Writing Program Learning Outcomes:
Students completing the Creative Writing minor will be able to:
- display knowledge of the main creative genres and major practitioners;
- demonstrate appropriate knowledge of technique in several genres;
- make meaningful choices regarding elements such as language, point of view, plot, prosody, organization, etc.
- hear and weigh constructive criticism honestly;
- give constructive criticism truthfully and tactfully;
- present themselves and their work professionally.