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.

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