English - Creative Writing Concentration (B.A.)

The Creative Writing Concentration requires 12 credits in Creative Writing coursework.  These credits count toward the 36 credits required for the English major.

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements Overview

General Education Requirements33-42
World Languages and Cultures Requirements3-9
Major Requirements36
Free Electives48-33
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Required Course
ENGL 300Critical Approaches to English3
Creative Writing Concentration
Complete four workshops from the following:12
Creative Nonfiction
Introduction to Poetry Writing
Introduction to Fiction Writing
Beginning Drama Workshop
Special Topics in Creative Writing
Intermediate Fiction Workshop
Intermediate Poetry Workshop
Intermediate Drama Workshop
Advanced Fiction Workshop
Advanced Poetry Workshop
Seminar in Creative Writing
Story Analysis and Introduction to Screenwriting
Intermediate Screenwriting
Advanced Screenwriting
Playwriting I
Playwriting II
English Major Distribution Requirements
Complete 21 credits of English coursework, based on the following distribution list. Courses may fulfill more than one category, however credit for a course is only counted once. At least four courses must be at the 300- or 400-level. Only two courses may be at the 100-level. Concentration courses do not count toward the distribution requirements. 21
Literature Courses
Complete five courses. See course list below.
Historical Periods of Literature
Complete four courses from the following categories. See course list below.
Pre-1800 - complete 2 courses
1800-1900 - complete one course
Post-1900 - complete one course
Genres
Complete one course from three of the four genre categories. See course list below.
Drama
Fiction
Film
Poetry
Representational Issues
Complete one course from each of the following categories. See course list below.
International
Ethnic
Gender
Class
Total Credits36

Literature

AMSD 225Afrofuturism and Its Histories3
AMSD 235Caribbean Diasporas3
AMSD 340Representing the American West3
AMSD 380Shakespeare and American Identity3
ENGL 210Myth and Literature3
ENGL 227Queer Fiction3
ENGL 228American Literature I: Beginnings to 18903
ENGL 229American Literature II: 1890 to Present3
ENGL 230Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture3
ENGL 234American Drama3
ENGL 237Black Women Writers: US3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 239Social Protest Literature in America3
ENGL 240English Literature I: Beginnings to 16603
ENGL 241English Literature II: 1660 to Present3
ENGL 243King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England3
ENGL 250Special Topics in English or American Literature3
ENGL 252Special Topics in Comparative Literature3
ENGL 255The Golden Age of Children's Literature3
ENGL 256English Novel to 19003
ENGL 260Art of Poetry3
ENGL 262Art of Fiction3
ENGL 263Art of Drama3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 278Survey of Brazilian Literature3
ENGL 279Latinx Writers in the United States3
ENGL 282Literature and Environment3
ENGL 294Women Poets3
ENGL 301The Novels of Toni Morrison3
ENGL 305Young Adult Literature3
ENGL 308Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature3
ENGL 315American Indian Themes3
ENGL 316African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English3
ENGL 324American Poetry to 19403
ENGL 325American Poetry: World War II to Present3
ENGL 326Early American Literature3
ENGL 330Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature3
ENGL 333Literature of American Renaissance3
ENGL 334European Romanticism3
ENGL 335Contemporary Irish Literature3
ENGL 336American Literary Realism3
ENGL 337Modern American Fiction3
ENGL 338Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
ENGL 340Literature of the Enlightenment Era3
ENGL 341Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century3
ENGL 342From Sensibility to Romanticism3
ENGL 343Milton3
ENGL 344Chaucer3
ENGL 345Medieval English Literature3
ENGL 34619th Century English Romantic Literature3
ENGL 347Victorian Poetry3
ENGL 348Renaissance Literature3
ENGL 349Victorian Popular Fiction3
ENGL 350The Victorian Novel3
ENGL 351Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose3
ENGL 352English Drama: Beginnings to 16423
ENGL 353Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories3
ENGL 354Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances3
ENGL 356Modern British Fiction 1900-19453
ENGL 357Postwar British Fiction 1946-19903
ENGL 359James Joyce3
ENGL 360Irish Literary Revival: 1890-19393
ENGL 361Modern Irish Drama3
ENGL 363Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot3
ENGL 364Contemporary Poetry3
ENGL 367Contemporary African Literature3
ENGL 372Women Prose Writers3
ENGL 373Literary Modernism3
ENGL 374Contemporary European Drama3
ENGL 375Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill3
ENGL 376Modern European Novel3
ENGL 377Speculative Fiction: Fantasy3
ENGL 378Science Fiction3
ENGL 381Comic and Satiric Tradition3
ENGL 390The Harlem Renaissance3
ENGL 44417th Century English Poetry3
ENGL 455Restoration and 18th Century Drama3
ENGL 492Seminar in Comparative Literature3
ENGL 493Seminar in American Literature3
ENGL 494Seminar in English Literature3

Historical Periods of Literature 

Pre-1800
ENGL 210Myth and Literature3
ENGL 228American Literature I: Beginnings to 18903
ENGL 240English Literature I: Beginnings to 16603
ENGL 243King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England3
ENGL 315American Indian Themes3
ENGL 326Early American Literature3
ENGL 330Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature3
ENGL 340Literature of the Enlightenment Era3
ENGL 341Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century3
ENGL 342From Sensibility to Romanticism3
ENGL 343Milton3
ENGL 344Chaucer3
ENGL 345Medieval English Literature3
ENGL 348Renaissance Literature3
ENGL 352English Drama: Beginnings to 16423
ENGL 353Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories3
ENGL 354Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances3
ENGL 381Comic and Satiric Tradition3
ENGL 44417th Century English Poetry3
ENGL 455Restoration and 18th Century Drama3
1800-1900
AMSD 340Representing the American West3
AMSD 380Shakespeare and American Identity3
ENGL 241English Literature II: 1660 to Present3
ENGL 255The Golden Age of Children's Literature3
ENGL 256English Novel to 19003
ENGL 333Literature of American Renaissance3
ENGL 334European Romanticism3
ENGL 336American Literary Realism3
ENGL 34619th Century English Romantic Literature3
ENGL 347Victorian Poetry3
ENGL 349Victorian Popular Fiction3
ENGL 350The Victorian Novel3
ENGL 351Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose3
ENGL 375Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill3
Post-1900
AMSD 225Afrofuturism and Its Histories3
AMSD 235Caribbean Diasporas3
ENGL 227Queer Fiction3
ENGL 229American Literature II: 1890 to Present3
ENGL 230Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture3
ENGL 237Black Women Writers: US3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 239Social Protest Literature in America3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 278Survey of Brazilian Literature3
ENGL 279Latinx Writers in the United States3
ENGL 282Literature and Environment3
ENGL 301The Novels of Toni Morrison3
ENGL 305Young Adult Literature3
ENGL 308Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature3
ENGL 316African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English3
ENGL 324American Poetry to 19403
ENGL 325American Poetry: World War II to Present3
ENGL 335Contemporary Irish Literature3
ENGL 337Modern American Fiction3
ENGL 338Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
ENGL 356Modern British Fiction 1900-19453
ENGL 357Postwar British Fiction 1946-19903
ENGL 359James Joyce3
ENGL 360Irish Literary Revival: 1890-19393
ENGL 361Modern Irish Drama3
ENGL 363Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot3
ENGL 364Contemporary Poetry3
ENGL 367Contemporary African Literature3
ENGL 372Women Prose Writers3
ENGL 373Literary Modernism3
ENGL 374Contemporary European Drama3
ENGL 376Modern European Novel3
ENGL 377Speculative Fiction: Fantasy3
ENGL 378Science Fiction3
ENGL 390The Harlem Renaissance3

Genres 

Drama
ENGL 234American Drama3
ENGL 263Art of Drama3
ENGL 352English Drama: Beginnings to 16423
ENGL 353Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories3
ENGL 354Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances3
ENGL 361Modern Irish Drama3
ENGL 374Contemporary European Drama3
ENGL 455Restoration and 18th Century Drama3
ENWR 215Beginning Drama Workshop3
ENWR 318Intermediate Drama Workshop3
Fiction
ENGL 227Queer Fiction3
ENGL 237Black Women Writers: US3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 255The Golden Age of Children's Literature3
ENGL 256English Novel to 19003
ENGL 262Art of Fiction3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 279Latinx Writers in the United States3
ENGL 301The Novels of Toni Morrison3
ENGL 305Young Adult Literature3
ENGL 308Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature3
ENGL 333Literature of American Renaissance3
ENGL 336American Literary Realism3
ENGL 337Modern American Fiction3
ENGL 338Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
ENGL 340Literature of the Enlightenment Era3
ENGL 341Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century3
ENGL 342From Sensibility to Romanticism3
ENGL 349Victorian Popular Fiction3
ENGL 350The Victorian Novel3
ENGL 356Modern British Fiction 1900-19453
ENGL 357Postwar British Fiction 1946-19903
ENGL 359James Joyce3
ENGL 376Modern European Novel3
ENGL 377Speculative Fiction: Fantasy3
ENGL 378Science Fiction3
ENGL 390The Harlem Renaissance3
ENWR 213Introduction to Fiction Writing3
ENWR 251Fantasy and Science Fiction Workshop3
ENWR 252Young Adult Literature Workshop3
ENWR 311Intermediate Fiction Workshop3
ENWR 411Advanced Fiction Workshop3
Film
ENFL 208Introduction to the Film3
ENFL 251Special Topics in Film Studies3
ENFL 255Major Film Movements3
ENFL 260Major Film Genres3
ENFL 265Major Film Directors3
ENFL 294World Film Before 19453
ENFL 295World Film After 19453
ENFL 356The Contemporary Film3
ENFL 357American Film to 19453
ENFL 358American Film 1945 to the Present3
ENFL 365Gender and Sexuality in Film3
ENFL 370Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film3
ENFL 496Seminar in Film3
Poetry
ENGL 240English Literature I: Beginnings to 16603
ENGL 241English Literature II: 1660 to Present3
ENGL 243King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England3
ENGL 260Art of Poetry3
ENGL 294Women Poets3
ENGL 324American Poetry to 19403
ENGL 325American Poetry: World War II to Present3
ENGL 343Milton3
ENGL 344Chaucer3
ENGL 345Medieval English Literature3
ENGL 34619th Century English Romantic Literature3
ENGL 347Victorian Poetry3
ENGL 348Renaissance Literature3
ENGL 363Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot3
ENGL 364Contemporary Poetry3
ENGL 44417th Century English Poetry3
ENWR 212Introduction to Poetry Writing3
ENWR 312Intermediate Poetry Workshop3
ENWR 412Advanced Poetry Workshop3

Representational Issues 

International
ENFL 294World Film Before 19453
ENFL 295World Film After 19453
ENGL 116World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme3
ENGL 117World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge3
ENGL 210Myth and Literature3
ENGL 230Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture3
ENGL 278Survey of Brazilian Literature3
ENGL 316African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English3
ENGL 330Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature3
ENGL 334European Romanticism3
ENGL 335Contemporary Irish Literature3
ENGL 340Literature of the Enlightenment Era3
ENGL 360Irish Literary Revival: 1890-19393
ENGL 361Modern Irish Drama3
ENGL 367Contemporary African Literature3
ENGL 373Literary Modernism3
ENGL 374Contemporary European Drama3
ENGL 375Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill3
ENGL 376Modern European Novel3
ENGL 492Seminar in Comparative Literature3
Ethnic
AMSD 225Afrofuturism and Its Histories3
AMSD 231Race, Ethnicity, and American Popular Music3
AMSD 235Caribbean Diasporas3
ENFL 357American Film to 19453
ENFL 370Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film3
ENGL 228American Literature I: Beginnings to 18903
ENGL 229American Literature II: 1890 to Present3
ENGL 237Black Women Writers: US3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 279Latinx Writers in the United States3
ENGL 301The Novels of Toni Morrison3
ENGL 308Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature3
ENGL 315American Indian Themes3
ENGL 326Early American Literature3
ENGL 390The Harlem Renaissance3
Gender
ENFL 358American Film 1945 to the Present3
ENFL 365Gender and Sexuality in Film3
ENGL 115Graphic Narratives3
ENGL 116World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme3
ENGL 210Myth and Literature3
ENGL 227Queer Fiction3
ENGL 228American Literature I: Beginnings to 18903
ENGL 229American Literature II: 1890 to Present3
ENGL 230Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture3
ENGL 237Black Women Writers: US3
ENGL 240English Literature I: Beginnings to 16603
ENGL 241English Literature II: 1660 to Present3
ENGL 243King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England3
ENGL 255The Golden Age of Children's Literature3
ENGL 256English Novel to 19003
ENGL 278Survey of Brazilian Literature3
ENGL 282Literature and Environment3
ENGL 294Women Poets3
ENGL 301The Novels of Toni Morrison3
ENGL 305Young Adult Literature3
ENGL 308Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature3
ENGL 315American Indian Themes3
ENGL 316African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English3
ENGL 325American Poetry: World War II to Present3
ENGL 326Early American Literature3
ENGL 330Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature3
ENGL 333Literature of American Renaissance3
ENGL 334European Romanticism3
ENGL 335Contemporary Irish Literature3
ENGL 336American Literary Realism3
ENGL 337Modern American Fiction3
ENGL 338Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
ENGL 341Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century3
ENGL 342From Sensibility to Romanticism3
ENGL 343Milton3
ENGL 344Chaucer3
ENGL 345Medieval English Literature3
ENGL 34619th Century English Romantic Literature3
ENGL 347Victorian Poetry3
ENGL 348Renaissance Literature3
ENGL 349Victorian Popular Fiction3
ENGL 350The Victorian Novel3
ENGL 351Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose3
ENGL 352English Drama: Beginnings to 16423
ENGL 353Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories3
ENGL 354Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances3
ENGL 356Modern British Fiction 1900-19453
ENGL 357Postwar British Fiction 1946-19903
ENGL 359James Joyce3
ENGL 360Irish Literary Revival: 1890-19393
ENGL 361Modern Irish Drama3
ENGL 363Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot3
ENGL 364Contemporary Poetry3
ENGL 372Women Prose Writers3
ENGL 373Literary Modernism3
ENGL 374Contemporary European Drama3
ENGL 375Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill3
ENGL 376Modern European Novel3
ENGL 377Speculative Fiction: Fantasy3
ENGL 378Science Fiction3
ENGL 381Comic and Satiric Tradition3
ENGL 390The Harlem Renaissance3
ENGL 44417th Century English Poetry3
ENGL 455Restoration and 18th Century Drama3
Class
ENFL 357American Film to 19453
ENFL 358American Film 1945 to the Present3
ENFL 370Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film3
ENGL 114Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction3
ENGL 117World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge3
ENGL 234American Drama3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 239Social Protest Literature in America3
ENGL 240English Literature I: Beginnings to 16603
ENGL 241English Literature II: 1660 to Present3
ENGL 243King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England3
ENGL 255The Golden Age of Children's Literature3
ENGL 256English Novel to 19003
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 279Latinx Writers in the United States3
ENGL 282Literature and Environment3
ENGL 325American Poetry: World War II to Present3
ENGL 333Literature of American Renaissance3
ENGL 336American Literary Realism3
ENGL 338Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present3
ENGL 340Literature of the Enlightenment Era3
ENGL 341Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century3
ENGL 342From Sensibility to Romanticism3
ENGL 343Milton3
ENGL 344Chaucer3
ENGL 345Medieval English Literature3
ENGL 34619th Century English Romantic Literature3
ENGL 348Renaissance Literature3
ENGL 349Victorian Popular Fiction3
ENGL 350The Victorian Novel3
ENGL 352English Drama: Beginnings to 16423
ENGL 353Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories3
ENGL 354Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances3
ENGL 356Modern British Fiction 1900-19453
ENGL 357Postwar British Fiction 1946-19903
ENGL 359James Joyce3
ENGL 378Science Fiction3
ENGL 381Comic and Satiric Tradition3
ENGL 44417th Century English Poetry3
ENGL 455Restoration and 18th Century Drama3

General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.

A. New Student Seminar1
C. Communication
1. Writing 3
2. Literature0-3
Majors are encouraged to take ENGL 110, ENGL 111 or ENGL 114, which count toward the major.
3. Communication3
D. Fine and Performing Arts0-3
Majors are encouraged to take ENFL 208, which counts toward the major.
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences0-3
Majors are encouraged to take ENGL 116 or ENGL 117, which count toward the major.
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives 3
G. Computer Science3
H. Mathematics 3
I. Natural Science Laboratory4
J. Physical Education1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History 3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives3
3. Social Science Perspectives 3
L. Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Total Credits33-42

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.

World Languages3-6
World Cultures0-3
Majors are encouraged to take ENGL 237, ENGL 238, ENGL 274, ENGL 294, ENGL 366 or ENGL 367, which count toward the major.
Total Credits3-9

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics3GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory4GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3World Language 23
World Language 13ENWR 311 or 3123
World Cultures3Major Elective3
ENWR 212 or 2133Free Elective3
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ENGL 3003GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1
ENWR 411 or 4123ENWR 205 or 2503
Free Elective3Major Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 Free Elective3
 15 16
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Major Elective3Free Elective3
Major Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3 
 15 12
Total Credits 120