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The Creative Writing Minor offers an exploration of creative writing via the study and practice in several genres, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, writing for multimedia, journalism, and writing for social media.
This minor is not open to English majors.
Students in this minor are encouraged to take ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2221 as part of their Core Curriculum requirements.
15 Credit Hours
Choose five courses from the following:
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3332 - Narrative and Descriptive Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3333 - Writing Non-Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3344 - Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3345 - Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4401 - Creative Writing Capstone | 3 |
| ENGL 4491 - Writing Internship | 3 |
| JOUR 3330 - Writing for Multimedia | 3 |
| JOUR 3350 - Participatory Journalism and Social Media | 3 |
6 credit hours
Choose six hours from the following three elective groups:
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3301 - Theories of Language and their Application to English I | 3 |
| ENGL 3355 - Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3356 - Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Magical Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 3382 - The World Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 3383 - Epic Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 3390 - Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 3391 - The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 3392 - Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3394 - The Art of the Motion Picture | 3 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3364 - Appalachian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3385 - The Arthurian Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 3386 - The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3387 - Folk Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3388 - Women’s Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3389 - Minority Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3395 - Journeys in Comparative Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 3396 - Literature and Film | 3 |
