Director: David Galef
The creative writing minor, open to all undergraduates, requires six courses for a total of 18 credits. Students choose one of two main genres to focus in, either fiction or poetry, and take beginning, intermediate, and advanced workshops in that field, ending with a capstone project. *Note: The 400-level fiction and poetry workshops are only offered in the Spring semester.
In addition, students take two workshops in other genres, as well as a literature course in their chosen genre.
Students can also major in English with a creative writing concentration. The concentration requires any four creative writing workshops, which count toward the major in English. Workshops are offered in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, memoir, and other topics; screenwriting and playwriting workshops are cross‑listed through the School of the Arts.
Program Requirements
Complete one (1) of the following genre options:
Fiction
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Fiction Courses | ||
| ENWR 213 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENWR 311 | Intermediate Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 411 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| Literature Course in Fiction | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Queer Fiction | ||
| Black Women Writers: US | ||
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | ||
| The Golden Age of Children's Literature | ||
| English Novel to 1900 | ||
| Art of Fiction | ||
| Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | ||
| Latinx Writers in the United States | ||
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | ||
| American Literary Realism | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | ||
| Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | ||
| Literature of the Enlightenment Era | ||
| Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| From Sensibility to Romanticism | ||
| Victorian Popular Fiction | ||
| The Victorian Novel | ||
| Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | ||
| Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | ||
| Recent British Fiction 1990-Present | ||
| James Joyce | ||
| Modern European Novel | ||
| Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Other Creative Writing Workshops | ||
| Select two of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Intermediate Screenwriting | ||
| Advanced Screenwriting | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Introduction to Poetry Writing | ||
| Beginning Drama Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Drama Workshop | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
| Story Analysis and Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Playwriting I | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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ENWR 250 may be used if the topic is a field of creative writing. See minor advisor for credit adjustment.
Poetry
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Poetry Courses | ||
| ENWR 212 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENWR 312 | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 412 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| Literature Course in Poetry | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | ||
| English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | ||
| English Literature II: 1660 to Present | ||
| King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | ||
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | ||
| Art of Poetry | ||
| Women Poets | ||
| American Poetry to 1940 | ||
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature | ||
| Milton | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| 19th Century English Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Poetry | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| 17th Century English Poetry | ||
| Other Creative Writing Workshops | ||
| Select two of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Intermediate Screenwriting | ||
| Advanced Screenwriting | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Introduction to Fiction Writing | ||
| Beginning Drama Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Drama Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Story Analysis and Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Playwriting I | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- 1
ENWR 250 may be used if the topic is a field of creative writing. See minor advisor for credit adjustment.