Literature and Creative Writing Minor

HFA PEAK

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

Minor Requirements

15-16 credits

Introduction to the Minor (3 credits)

ENG-150Ways of Reading

3 credits

Studies in Creative Writing (6-7 credits)

Complete two courses (6-7 credits).

COM-111Foundations of Journalism: From Guttenberg to Instagram

3 credits

COM-311Writing Feature Stories

3 credits

COM-411Immersive Journalism

3 credits

ENG-230Creative Writing—Workshop in Songwriting

3 credits

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

Studies in Literary History (6 credits)

Complete two courses (6 credits).

ENG-239Visions of Environment

3 credits

ENG-255Topics in Literature—British

3 credits

ENG-265Topics in Literature—American

3 credits

ENG-270Asia Through Its Movies

3 credits

ENG-275Topics in Literature—Postcolonial

3 credits

ENG-355Advanced Topics in Literature—British

3 credits

ENG-365Advanced Topics in Literature—America

3 credits

ENG-368The Prison Experience

3 credits

ENG-375Advanced Topics in Literature—Postcolonial

3 credits

IND-332London: Art/History/Literature

3 credits

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.