Creative Writing Minor

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The creative writing minor gives students the opportunity to complement their area of major study with experience writing and reading poetry or fiction.

Students minoring in creative writing must complete a total of 15 hours. None of the required courses may be taken pass/fail. Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better may be counted toward the minor. All upper-division courses must be taken with Downtown Campus English faculty. Students should take ENGL 1020 before beginning the minor.

Courses

Required Courses

ENGL 1400 - Introduction to Literary Studies Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 1400
ENGL 1400 will be replaced during 2010-11 by ENGL 2450 when it becomes available
ENGL 2154 - Introduction to Creative Writing Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 2154

Total: 6 Hours

Requirements for poetry

ENGL 3020 - Poetry Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3020
ENGL 4025 - Advanced Poetry Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4025
ENGL 4160 - Poetics Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4160
-OR-
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4166
-OR-
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4320

Total: 9 Hours

Requirements for fiction

ENGL 3050 - Fiction Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 3050
ENGL 4055 - Advanced Fiction Workshop Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4055
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4200
-OR-
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4210
-OR-
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4230
-OR-
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story Summer 2010 Registration: ENGL 4236

Total: 9 Hours

Minor Total: 15 Hours

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