Literature and Creative Writing Minor

The Literature and Creative Writing minor offers study in the areas of American, British, and World literature and creative writing (poetry, fiction, and nonfiction).

Literature and Creative Writing minor

The Literature and Creative Writing minor consists of 15 credits, to include:

 

 

Introduction to the Minor

Complete the following course (3 credits):
ENG-150Ways of Reading

3 credits

Studies in Creative Writing

Complete two courses (6 credits) from the following:
ENG-240Creative Writing—Workshop in Poetry

3 credits

ENG-250Creative Writing—Workshop in Fiction

3 credits

ENG-260Creative Writing—Craft

3 credits

ENG-340Creative Writing—Advanced Workshop in Poetry

3 credits

ENG-350Creative Writing—Advanced Workshop in Fiction

3 credits

ENG-360Creative Writing--Advanced Craft

3 credits

IND-305.2Winter Wilderness Experience

4 credits

IND-368The Prison Experience

3 credits

JOURN-200Principles and Practices of Journalism: Print

3 credits

JOURN-300Feature Writing

3 credits

JOURN-401Advanced Journalism Practices

3 credits

Studies in Literary History

Complete two courses (6 credits) from the following:
ENG-255Topics in Literature---British

3 credits

ENG-265Topics in Literature--American

3 credits

ENG-275Topics in Literature--Postcolonial

3 credits

ENG-355Advanced Topics in Literature--British

3 credits

ENG-365Advanced Topics in Literature--American

3 credits

ENG-375Advanced Topics in Literature--Postcolonial

3 credits

IND-307.1London: Art/History/Literature

3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 15

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, 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; and
3) Analyze how communities engage questions of justice, power, and aesthetics through texts.