Creative Writing Minor

The creative writing minor enables students who are not English majors to focus on the practice of creative writing, providing them with a solid grounding in literary reading as well as opportunities for interdisciplinary coursework.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title
ENGL 141	Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry
or ENGL 142	Introduction to Creative Writing: Narrative
Select two of the following courses:
ENGL 241	Intermediate Poetry Workshop
ENGL 242	Intermediate Fiction Workshop
ENGL 243	Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Two literature courses, one of which must be at the 300 level or above.
One elective, which could be another English course or (in consultation with the Creative Writing Coordinator) could come from outside the English Department.

In consultation with their advisors, students take literature courses that amplify their creative interests and suit their abilities. For example, if a student is working primarily in fiction, she could enroll in a course in the novel genre. To fulfill a non-300-level course possibility, students can take a relevant introductory or intermediate English course (e.g. Poetry and Poetics, Masterpieces of American Literature.), a Creative Writing elective (e.g. Introduction to Screenwriting), a writing course (e.g. Intermediate Academic Writing), or a relevant non-English course (e.g. Creative Writing in Spanish, Studio Art, or a relevant computer coding course). The point of these substitutions is to tailor the minor to the student’s interests. For example, a Computer Science coding course might serve a student interested in narrative video game development, while a course in Photography or Film production might serve a student interested in multimedia creative composition. Intermediate-level Creative Writing electives may be substituted for intermediate workshops to complete the minor.