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Creative Writing Courses & Requirements

Degrees Offered:

  • Minor: Creative Writing

Course Listings

  • Click here to read complete descriptions of the Creative Writing courses offered at 果冻传媒.

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.
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