Creative writing minor

Required Courses

Three of the following:

ENG 207 Creative Writing
ENG 303 Autobiography
ENG 307 Creative Writing II
ENG 407 Creative Writing III
ENG 495 Independent Study

Total: 9 hours

 

One course from 3 of the following groups:

British Periods
Eng 341 Medieval English Literature.
Eng 344 Renaissance English Literature.
Eng 358 18TH Century British Literature.
Eng 361 British Romantic Literature.
Eng 363 British Victorian Literature.
Eng 364 20th Century British Literature.

American Periods
Eng 332 Early American Literature.
Eng 334 19th Century American Literature.
Eng 336 20th Century American Literature.

Genres
Eng 368 Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Eng 372 Poetry As Genre.
Eng 373 Fiction As Genre.
Eng 374 Drama As Genre.

Individual Authors
Eng 378 Individual Authors.

Cultural Literary Studies
Eng 329 Studies In African American Literature.
Eng 330 Studies In Native American Literature.
Eng 331 Studies in Women Writers.
Eng 381 Literatures of Asia.

Topics In Language And Composition
Eng 311 Introduction To Language.
Eng 312 English Grammar.
Eng 580 Methods of Teaching Composition.

Criticism And Theory
Eng 370 Literary Criticism And Theory.

Total: 9 Hours

Total Hours: 18 Hours

 

The Creative Writing minor encourages students to actively pursue their own writing while engaging the work of writers from diverse cultures and time periods. The goal is for students to refine their individual skills, informed by a broad aesthetic and cultural background. Students may choose from workshops in poetry, fiction, autobiography, and nature writing, up to 18 s/hrs. This work may culminate in a Creative Project, a compilation of the student's own poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Students will find that the campus literary and arts magazine, Broadside, is entirely edited and designed by our strong community of student writers and visual artists. The coalition of writers and artists also organizes and directs its own series of student readings and art displays. In addition, the English Department sponsors a Visiting Writers Series which brings to campus outstanding writers such as Rita Dove, Robert Coover, Yusef Komunyakaa, Philip Levine, and David Wojahn. Finally, the Department offers two yearly competitions: the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Sipple Poetry Award, the latter awarding $500 to the winning student.