Creative Writing Minor

Professional Course for all Creative Writing Students:

Required:

• ENGL 485 - Practical Issues for the Working Writer

Literature & Analysis Core Requirements:

Required: Students must take each of the following for a total of 9 credits:

• ENGL 209 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
• ENGL 327 - British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
• ENGL 336 - American Literature: Realism to Contemporary

Literature Elective Requirements:

Required: Students must select one course from the following for 3 credits:

• ENGL 356 - The Art of Film I
• ENGL 357 - The Art of Film II
• ENGL 358 - Women and Film
• ENGL 360 - Genre Studies
• ENGL 361 - Literature of Places and Spaces
• ENGL 362 - Literature of Diversity
• ENGL 380 - Children’s Literature
• ENGL 412 - Poetry
• ENGL 414 - Short Story
• ENGL 415 - Drama
• ENGL 432 - Women and Literature
• ENGL 442 - Regional Literature
• ENGL 443 - Postcolonial Literature
• ENGL 444 - Literature and Culture

Writing Core Requirements:

Required: Students must take the following for a total of 9 credits:

• 6 credit hours (2 courses) in introductory level workshops
• 3 credit hours (1 course) in advanced level workshop

Introductory Workshops: 315, 316, 317, 318

Advanced Workshops: 475, 476, 477, 478

NOTE: All writing core courses must be workshop courses. Students should decide on a primary genre (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or dramatic writing) by fall of their junior year. One introductory course must be taken in the primary genre. The additional introductory workshop should be in a different genre.

The genres and their associated classes are as follows: