Creative Writing Minor

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A minor represents an optional, secondary field of study for an undergraduate student; therefore, no student may declare a major and a minor in the same discipline.

The Department of English and World Languages offers a minor in Creative Writing. It includes the following course requirements:

Courses

3 HOURS
ENGL 3250 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
6 HOURS
ENGL 3630 - FORM AND THEORY–POETRY
ENGL 3640 - FORM AND THEORY–FICTION
ENGL 3650 - FORM AND THEORY–DRAMA ¹
6 HOURS
ENGL 3700 - LIFE WRITING AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY CREATIVE NON-FICTION
ENGL 3710 - CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY
ENGL 3720 - CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION
ENGL 3800 - CREATIVE WRITING: DRAMA ¹
3 HOURS
ENGL 4820 - INTERMEDIATE POETRY WORKSHOP
ENGL 4830 - INTERMEDIATE FICTION WORKSHOP
ENGL 4840 - TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING
LITERATURE ELECTIVE ² Credits / Units: 3

Notes:

¹Students must take one of the following sequences:

3630, 3710, and 4820 or 4840 (with approval);
3640, 3700 or 3720, and 4830 or 4840 (with approval)

² The literature elective may be taken at the 2000-, 3000-, or 4000 level.