ENGL 292 Creative Writing Fiction

The goal of this course is to study the devices and techniques used in fiction and to write short stories.

Credits

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

ENGL 292Creative Writing Fiction

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I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

Credit Hours Narrative

3 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

48

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

The goal of this course is to study the devices and techniques used in fiction and to write short stories.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• appreciate the difference between literary fiction and genre fiction in short stories; 
• nderstand the elements of fiction in the short story form; 
• analyze published short stories with a basic understanding of literary criticism; 
• develop an individual writing process that lends itself to creative writing; 
• understand and practice the skills needed to create short stories; 
• constructively critique classmates’ work in a writing workshop.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies