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 and apply traditional and contemporary knowledge in cultural contexts.
- Conduct, analyze, evaluate, and integrate academic research and theory.
- Construct and deconstruct arguments using a range of rhetorical strategies.
- Utilize innovative creative, technological, and literacy skills to foster career and community growth.
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.
Specific Requirements for the Creative Writing Minor
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | 9 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING (to be taken at the start of the minor) | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO THEORY | 3 | |
| ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (to be taken at the end of the minor) | 3 | |
| Writing and Practice (Select two courses.) | 6 | |
| ADVANCED LITERARY FORMS & GENRES | 3.0 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | 3.00 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION | 3.00 | |
| CREATIVE NONFICTION | 3.00 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING: DRAMA | 3.00 | |
| PROFESSIONAL EDITING | ||
| Development and Impact (Select one course.) | 3 | |
| COMMUNICATING IN PROFESSIONS | 3.00 | |
| MAGAZINE EDITING AND PRODUCTION | 3.00 | |
| Elective Courses (Select one course) | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO RHETORIC | 3.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE | 3.00 | |
| SURVEY OF CHICANO LITERATURE | 3.00 | |
| MULTI-ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3.0 | |
| WOMEN IN LITERATURE | 3.00 | |
| VISUAL RHETORIC | 3.00 | |
| CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LIT | 3.0 | |
| ENGLISH SYNTAX AND USAGE | 3.00 | |
| YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 3.00 | |
| STUDIES IN MAJOR WRITERS | 3.00 | |
| RESEARCH | 3.00 | |
| FIELD EXPERIENCE | 1.00 | |
| LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 3.00 | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS | 1.00 | |
| CHICANA WRITERS | 3.00 | |
| CHICANA WRITERS | 3.00 | |
| MC 211 | DIGITAL PUBLISHING | 3 |
| MC 233 | SCRIPT WRITING | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Electives
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS/ENG 220 | SURVEY OF CHICANO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 240 | MULTI-ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG/WS 241 | WOMEN IN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 310 | ADVANCED LITERARY FORMS & GENRES | 3 |
| ENG 315 | CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | 3 |
| ENG 316 | CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION | 3 |
| ENG 317 | CREATIVE NONFICTION | 3 |
| ENG 318 | CREATIVE WRITING: DRAMA | 3 |
| ENG 319 | PROFESSIONAL EDITING | 3 |
| ENG 325 | 3 | |
| ENG 326 | WRITING FOR THE WEB | 3 |
| ENG 345 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ENG 352 | ENGLISH SYNTAX AND USAGE | 3 |
| ENG 452 | 3 | |
| ENG 485 | LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 3 |
| ENG 491 | SPECIAL TOPICS (with adviser’s approval) | 1-3 |
| CS/WS 341 | CHICANA WRITERS | 3 |
| MC 233 | SCRIPT WRITING | 3.0 |