Creative Writing Minor

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Students of any major may minor in Creative Writing. The minor will provide a better working knowledge of creative literary production and significant practice in creative output for multiple genres, including fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Students may earn a minor in the field by completing the following 18 credit hours and all corresponding prerequisites provided none of the courses is required in the student’s major.

Required Courses (18 credit hours)

Required Core (3 credit hours)

ENG 230 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

Advanced Creative Writing Core (6-9 credit hours)

Choose two or three of the courses listed below:

ENG 420 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
ENG 430 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3)
ENG 435 - Advanced Creative Writing: Special Topics (3)

Literature Core (6-9 credit hours)

Choose two or three of the courses listed below:

ENG 305 - Poetry Seminar (3)
ENG 310 - The History of the Novel in English (3)
ENG 340 - American Ethnic Literatures (3)
ENG 360 - World Literature (3)
ENG 380 - Christian Writers (3)
ENG 408 - Seminar in Literary Topics (3)

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