Requirements for the minor
The minor in Creative Writing consists of a minimum of twenty-one (21) credit hours from the following list of courses, with a maximum of two (2) courses in literature and with a maximum of two (2) courses in Communication.
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ART-2468 | Bookbinding |
| COMM-3340 | Media Writing: Magazine Writing |
| COMM-3340 | Media Writing: Script Writing |
| COMM-3340 | Media Writing: Digital Journalism |
| COMM-3343 | Print Communication |
| COMM-3342, COMM-3442 | Video Communication: Narrative Video Production |
| COMM-3342, COMM-3442 | Video Communication: The Video Essay |
| ENGL-2310 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
| ENGL-2401 | Non-Fiction Writing |
| ENGL-2402 | Fiction Writing |
| ENGL-2403 | Poetry Writing |
| ENGL-4411 | Advanced Non-Fiction Writing |
| ENGL-4412 | Advanced Fiction Writing |
| ENGL-4413 | Advanced Poetry Writing |
| Writing Internship | |
| Experiential Learning in Editing and Publishing | |
| Directed Studies—Junior Level | |
| Directed Studies—Senior Level | |
| ENGL-3427 | Contemporary Literature* |
| ENGL-3435 | Rhetorical Analysis* |
| ENGL-3475 | Postmodern Literature* |
| ENGL-4405 | Topics in Creative Writing |
| ENGL-4423 | Studies in American Literature: The American Short Story* |
| GNED-2340 | Creative Thinking and the Artistic Process |
| GRST-3311 | Fairy Tales |
| ML&L-3350 | Genres in Creative Writing |
| THTR-3360 | Playwriting |
| THTR-4192, THTR-4292, THTR-4392 | Special Topics in Performance: Advanced Playwriting |
When departments offer a relevant “special topics” or “variable content” course, the Chair of the English Department may designate such a course as meeting a relevant requirement for the minor. ENGL-4305 may be taken and applied toward the minor more than once as long as the topic of the course varies.
*This course is considered a literature course
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