Literature and Creative Writing Major (B.A.)

Major Requirements

44 credits

Creative Writing (12 credits)

Complete 12 credits from the following:

ENGL-2710	Introduction to Literary Fiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-2720	Introduction to Poetry Writing	4 credits
ENGL-2725	Songwriting Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-2730	Intro to Creative Nonfiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3660	Advanced Craft: Race and Sexualities	4 credits
ENGL-3760	Advanced Literary Fiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3770	Advanced Poetry Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3780	Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop	4 credits
ENVS-2011	Winter Wilderness Experience Preparation	2 credits
ENVS-2012	Winter Wilderness Experience	4 credits

Studies in American Literary History (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits from the following:

ENGL-2010	Closely Reading Poems	4 credits
ENGL-2110	African-American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2115	Prose & Cons: American Prison Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2120	Literature of the American West	4 credits
ENGL-2125	Native American Fiction	2 credits
ENGL-2130	Visions of Environment	4 credits
ENGL-2140	American Roots Music	2 credits
ENGL-2165	Topics in American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3120	Advanced Topics in American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3155	Seminar: Adrienne Rich	4 credits
ENGL-3550	The Prison Experience	4 credits

Studies in British Literary History (4 credits)

Complete one course (4 credits) from the following:

ENGL-2030	Thiefmaking and Thieftaking	4 credits
ENGL-2035	Women's Voices in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2200	Topics in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2250	Regionalisms in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2420	WWI and Modern Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3200	Advanced Topics in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3225	Ghosties and Ghoulies	4 credits
ENGL-3230	The Brontës	4 credits

Studies in Postcolonial Literature (4 credits)

Complete one course (4 credits) from the following:

ENGL-2310	Introduction to Postcolonial Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2320	The Literature of Immigrants	4 credits
ENGL-3350	Advanced Postcolonial Literature	4 credits

Additional Courses (20 credits)

Complete 20 additional credits from the following, at least 12 credits of which must be at the 3000 level.

ENGL-2010	Closely Reading Poems	4 credits
ENGL-2030	Thiefmaking and Thieftaking	4 credits
ENGL-2035	Women's Voices in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2110	African-American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2115	Prose & Cons: American Prison Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2120	Literature of the American West	4 credits
ENGL-2125	Native American Fiction	2 credits
ENGL-2130	Visions of Environment	4 credits
ENGL-2140	American Roots Music	2 credits
ENGL-2165	Topics in American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2200	Topics in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2250	Regionalisms in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2310	Introduction to Postcolonial Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2320	The Literature of Immigrants	4 credits
ENGL-2410	Asia Through Its Movies	2 credits
ENGL-2420	WWI and Modern Literature	4 credits
ENGL-2710	Introduction to Literary Fiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-2720	Introduction to Poetry Writing	4 credits
ENGL-2725	Songwriting Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-2730	Intro to Creative Nonfiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3120	Advanced Topics in American Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3155	Seminar: Adrienne Rich	4 credits
ENGL-3200	Advanced Topics in British Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3225	Ghosties and Ghoulies	4 credits
ENGL-3230	The Brontës	4 credits
ENGL-3350	Advanced Postcolonial Literature	4 credits
ENGL-3530	London Literature/Art/History	4 credits
ENGL-3531	London Travel	4 credits
ENGL-3550	The Prison Experience	4 credits
ENGL-3660	Advanced Craft: Race and Sexualities	4 credits
ENGL-3760	Advanced Literary Fiction Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3770	Advanced Poetry Workshop	4 credits
ENGL-3780	Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop	4 credits
ENVS-2011	Winter Wilderness Experience Preparation	2 credits
ENVS-2012	Winter Wilderness Experience	4 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

1. Describe how elements of texts, such as language, form, and purpose, inform their overall meaning or aesthetic achievement;
2. Demonstrate how texts reflect or complicate political, social, and cultural implications within original and trans-historical contexts;
3. Apply elements of craft to create meaningful poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that engages with intersections of cultures and/or socio-politics;
4. Analyze how marginalized communities engage questions of justice, power, and aesthetics through texts; and
5. Demonstrate proficiency in locating, evaluating, and integrating sources into literary-analytical or creative writing.