English, Creative Writing Minor

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Program Description

The Creative Writing minor in English offers students a series of introductory and advanced creative writing courses, in addition to practical guidance on publication. Building on a strong basis in literature and language studies, students have the opportunity to develop their skills in either fiction writing or poetry writing as well as to take elective coursework in playwriting and creative non-fiction. The majority of courses are intensive workshops with a focus on peer and faculty comments, the study of craft, and the reading of contemporary and classic literature. Graduates of our program include novelists Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni and Alexandria Constantinova Szeman and poet Rachel Danielle Peterson. The English Department Visiting Writers Series brings nationally known poets and writers to campus for readings and workshops. The English Club, an organization open to all students, hosts open mikes and coffee-house style readings each year.

Admission Requirements

Any student eligible for admission to the College of Liberal Arts is eligible for admission to the Creative Writing minor. Non-native speakers of English seeking admission to any  undergraduate program in English must meet one of the following minimum language proficiency requirements:

• TOEFL: 79
• IELTS: 6.5
• PEARSON PTE: 58, or
• Satisfactory completion of LEAP level 4 TOEFL substitution

Program Learning Outcomes 

Students in the Creative Writing Minor will be:

• Familiar with the discipline of creative writing and the value of criticism in the creative process;
• Able to write in their chosen creative forms.

For more information

• English, Creative Writing Minor
• School of Humanities and Cultural Studies
• College of Liberal Arts

Program Requirements:

I. Minor

• ENG 2800 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

TWO COURSE SEQUENCE IN POETRY WRITING OR FICTION WRITING:

• ENG 3820 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 and
• ENG 4820 - Advanced Poetry Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• ENG 3830 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 and
• ENG 4830 - Advanced Fiction Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3

1 COURSE FROM A DIFFERENT GENRE

• ENG 3820 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3830 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3840 - Introduction to Dramatic Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

ONE COURSE FROM

• ENG 3650 - Writing Nonfiction Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4850 - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3820 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 (if not already taken)
• ENG 3830 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 (if not already taken)
• ENG 3840 - Introduction to Dramatic Writing Credit Hour(s): 3 (if not already taken)
• ENG 4820 - Advanced Poetry Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4830 - Advanced Fiction Writing Seminar Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Hours