Requirements
English, Creative Writing Option
NOTE: This is a formal Option and will appear on the transcript.
L&S undergraduates with a particular interest in creative writing may combine a background in literature with a concentration of courses in fiction or poetry writing. The major requirements are distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Survey of Literature | ||
| ENGL 241 | Literature and Culture I: to the 18th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | Literature and Culture II: from the 18th Century to the Present | 3 |
| American Literature (1 course) | 3 | |
| Vladimir Nabokov: Russian and American Writings | ||
| American Literary Cultures | ||
| Literature by American Indian Women | ||
| Women in Ethnic American Literature | ||
| A Survey of Asian American Literature | ||
| Major American Poets | ||
| Modern and Contemporary American Literature | ||
| Chicana/o and Latina/o Literatures | ||
| African and African Diaspora Literature and Culture | ||
| A Study of an Outstanding Figure or Figures in American Literature | ||
| Topic in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture | ||
| Topic in American Literature and Culture since 1900 | ||
| Major American Writer or Writers | ||
| Three American Novelists | ||
| Topics in Ethnic and Multicultural Literature | ||
| Race and Sexuality in American Literature | ||
| Asian American Women Writers | ||
| Asian American Poetry | ||
| Topic in Contemporary Literature | ||
| Feminist Theory and Women's Writing in English | ||
| Literature of Jewish Identity in America | ||
| Selected Topics in Afro-American Literature | ||
| Seminar (1 course) | ||
| ENGL 245 | Seminar in the Major | 3 |
| Language or Composition Rhetoric (1 course) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing Studies | ||
| The English Language | ||
| History and Theory of Rhetoric and Writing Studies | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Seminar on Tutoring Writing Across the Curriculum | ||
| Topics in Composition and Rhetoric | ||
| Creative Writing Workshops (3 courses) 2 | 9 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Playwriting Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Special Topics Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Directed Creative Writing (1 course) | ||
| ENGL 695 | Directed Creative Writing | 3 |
| Electives | 3 | |
any course from ENGL 204–699 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |