Minor in Creative Writing

Minor in Creative Writing

This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 21 credits, including 6 to 9 credits in a genre, 9 to12 credits in additional creative writing courses, and one 3-credit introductory literature course.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
Completion of two or three courses (6 to 9 credits) in one of the following four genres:
Fiction writing genre
Three courses (9 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 2460	Fiction Writing
ENGL 2560	Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGL 3360	Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 3390	Topics in Creative Writing (topic must have "fiction" in its title) *
ENGL 4000	Advanced Fiction: Screening the Novel
Poetry genre
Three courses (9 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 2470	Poetry Writing
ENGL 2570	Intermediate Poetry Writing
ENGL 3370	Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 3390	Topics in Creative Writing (topic must have "poetry" or “poems” in its title) *
Creative nonfiction genre
Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 3385	American Memoir
ENGL 3390	Topics in Creative Writing (topic must have "memoir" or "creative nonfiction" in its title) *
ENGL 3395	Creative Nonfiction
Dramatic writing genre
Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 2250	Dramatic Writing
or CTAD 2250	Dramatic Writing
ENGL 3250	Intermediate Dramatic Writing
ENGL 3390	Topics in Creative Writing (topic must have "dramatic writing” or “playwriting" in its title) *
Additional creative writing courses in other genres
Depending on the number of credits taken in the primary genre, three or four courses (9 or 12 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 2210	Techniques in Creative Writing
ENGL 2250	Dramatic Writing
or CTAD 2250	Dramatic Writing
ENGL 2460	Fiction Writing
ENGL 2560	Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGL 2470	Poetry Writing
ENGL 2570	Intermediate Poetry Writing
ENGL 3210	Readings in Creative Writing
ENGL 3250	Intermediate Dramatic Writing
ENGL 3360	Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 3370	Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 3380	Creative Writing Workshop
ENGL 3385	American Memoir
ENGL 3390	Topics in Creative Writing *
ENGL 3395	Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 4000	Advanced Fiction: Screening the Novel
ENGL 4010	Digital Storytelling and Social Justice

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Introductory literature
One course (3 credits) selected from the following:
ENGL 1305	Colonial/Post-Colonial British Literature
ENGL 1315	Literature and the Financial Imagination
ENGL 1320	Literature of the Americas
or ENGL 1320W	Literature of the Americas
ENGL 1330	Myths of Britain
or ENGL 1330W	Myths of Britain
ENGL 1340	Essential Shakespeare
or ENGL 1340W	Essential Shakespeare
ENGL 2410	Introduction to English Literature I
or ENGL 2410W	Introduction to English Literature I
ENGL 2411	Introduction to English Literature II
or ENGL 2411W	Introduction to English Literature II
ENGL 2510	Introduction to American Literature I
or ENGL 2510W	Introduction to American Literature I
ENGL 2511	Introduction to American Literature II
or ENGL 2511W	Introduction to American Literature II
ENGL 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710W	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 2711	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 2830	Introduction to Tragedy
ENGL 2840	Introduction to Comedy

 *ENGL 3390 is not offered every semester. When it is offered, topics vary. Consult the Schedule of Classes for details.