Creative Writing Minor
Creative Writing Minor Requirements:
Required courses:
ENG 120 Introduction to Literature| Introduction to literary genres and the basic methodology, terminology and concepts of the study of literature. Offered every semester. |
ENG 150 Intro. to Creative Writing| Introduction to a variety of models and craft concepts useful in writing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and other genres. This course provides the basis for the student's acquisition of a repertoire of techniques. Usually offered fall semester. |
ENG 219 Creative Writing Workshop| Introduction to poetry or fiction, which will alternate each year. Intensive focus on the student's own writing as well as study of literary works designed to enhance familiarity with and understanding of craft concepts. Offered spring semester. |
ENG 319 Craft of a Genre| This "process" course emphasizes the conceptual frameworks of various literary genres and provides an introduction to rhetorical strategies, formal elements, and literary theories that illuminate the practice of writing. Usually offered alternate fall semesters. |
Two additional 300 or 400-level literature courses.