Overview
Express yourself! Put pen to paper and idea to word with a minor in creative writing at Trinity University. As they experiment with character development, metrical schemes, and memoir research, students who minor in creative writing innovate expression.
Fast Facts
- Trinity is the only university in San Antonio offering a minor in Creative Writing
- The Trinity Review offers hands-on editing and publishing experience
- 1966: A Journal of Creative Nonfiction is staffed by students and faculty
- The Expositor is an integral part of the undergraduate humanities and English experience
What You'll Study
Design a course of study that includes poetry writing, fiction writing, creative nonfiction writing, and more.
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Program Curriculum
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Refer to the Courses of Study Bulletin for full program requirements.
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Courses of Study Bulletin
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Candidates for a baccalaureate degree must fulfill the requirements for a major as listed in the courses of study bulletin. The courses of study bulletin is the official source of information regarding degree requirements, academic policies, and academic majors and minors at Trinity University.
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Pathways Curriculum
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Students must complete the Pathways Curriculum in order to receive a baccalaureate degree. The Pathways Curriculum has six curricular requirements, and three optional elements that provide the foundation in the liberal arts and sciences for all the bachelor's degrees awarded by Trinity University. Through these requirements, students acquire the necessary skills and disciplinary perspectives to navigate complex questions at Trinity and in their post-graduate lives.
Fiction Writing and Poetry Writing
Study of the theory, techniques, and practice of poetry writing and fiction writing with an emphasis on short stories.
Creative Nonfiction
Extensive writing in forms and techniques of creative nonfiction, including memoir, travel writing, nature writing, and technical writing.
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Through formal literary techniques and approaches, students create their own plays and screenplays.
Gender and Poetics
Understand the role gender plays in writing, reading, and the functions of text in society.
Novel Writing
Learn forms of realistic fiction and how to adapt them to a novel, including dramatic scene, character sketches, and dialogue.
Experiential Learning in Editing and Publishing
Work with a faculty member on the production of a monograph, collection, or journal while considering issues in literary and scholarly publishing.
View all courses
For more information and a description of each class please vist the COSB website.
Communication (B.A.)
Communication (Minor)
English (B.A.)
English (Minor)
Environmental Studies (Minor)
History (Minor)
History (B.A.)
Religion (B.A.)
Religion (Minor)
Sociology (B.A.)
Sociology (Minor)
Theatre (B.A.)
Theatre (Minor)
Urban Studies (B.A.)
Urban Studies (Minor)
Faculty
Expertise spanning decades and disciplines.
Creative writing faculty span the Departments of English, Communication, Modern Languages and Literatures, and Human Communication and Theatre, and their expertise spans decades and disciplines.
Student Opportunities
Turn fiction into reality through hands-on experiences.
Students who have developed original and compelling creative works may be selected by creative writing faculty for the June Cook Scholarship.
Students may choose to do independent studies in creative writing or work closely with faculty mentors on research project for a semester or a year.
...Students may pursue writing-related internships for course credit at local organizations and nonprofits such as Gemini Ink or Trinity University Press...
In Trinity’s Writing Center, English students can gain work experience as peer tutors and writing consultants.
The English department produces several creative publications that are run by students and rely on creative submissions from the Trinity community.
When You Graduate
The Writing Life
Creative writing graduates have published award-winning books, placed works in nationally renowned journals and magazines, won prestigious fellowships, and been accepted into many of the top M.F.A. programs in the country.
Careers
Our graduates have found jobs working for major publishing houses, writing for network television shows, and teaching creative writing on the college level.
Graduate Schools or Programs:
- NYU MFA
- Ohio State University MFA
- Syracuse University MFA
- University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
- University of Michigan MFA
Career Areas:
- Communications
- Education
- Marketing and Advertising
- Publishing
- Writing and Editing
Notable Companies who have Hired Trinity Graduates:
- Gemini Ink
- Sports Illustrated
- The University of Texas at Austin
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