Creative Writing, Minor
The Creative Writing Minor is designed for students interested in pursuing an MFA in creative writing or students who wish to continue their creative activity after graduation. Since MFA degrees specialize in poetry, playwriting, creative nonfiction, or fiction, students will complete 21 credits of coursework concentrating on one genre while also establishing knowledge of the creative writing workshop, the drafting/revision process, and the business of writing.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate fluency in literary history, cultural contexts, and current issues in English studies.
- Conduct, analyze, evaluate, and integrate academic research and theory.
- Employ critical and rhetorical theory to analyze and interpret texts.
- Construct persuasive and reasonable arguments, using a range of rhetorical strategies.
- Analyze literary and non-literary texts and synthesize ideas with clarity, accuracy, and coherence.
Outcome Assessment Activities
The Coordinator of the Creative Writing Minor reviews student portfolios to evaluate student performance levels in conjunction with Program Goals, tracks student placement in graduate programs, and record student and former student publications, reporting the result annually, specifically in English 114 and English 414 courses.
Special Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | 9 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) (to be taken at the start of the minor) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Literary Theory | 3 | |
| Advanced Creative Writing Workshop (to be taken at the end of the minor) | 3 | |
| Writing and Practice (Select two courses.) | 6 | |
| Literary Forms & Genres | 3 | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 | |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 | |
| Creative Writing: Drama | 3 | |
| Professional Editing | 3 | |
| Development and Impact (Select one course.) | 3 | |
| CID 350 | Communicating in Professions | 3 |
| Magazine Editing and Production | 3 | |
| Elective Courses (Select one course) 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric | 3 | |
| Survey of Chicano Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 | |
| Multi-Ethnic American Literature (GT-AH2) | 3 | |
| Women in Literature | 3 | |
| Visual Rhetoric | 3 | |
| Contemporary Literature | 3 | |
| English Syntax and Usage | 3 | |
| Young Adult Literature | 3 | |
| Studies in Major Writers | 3 | |
| Research | 3 | |
| Field Experience | 1 | |
| Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1 | |
| Chicana Writers | 3 | |
| Chicana Writers | 3 | |
| MAE 211 | Women & Media | 3 |
| MAE 305 | Scriptwriting | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Courses used to fulfill requirements above cannot be used for elective credit.