English: Creative Writing

Program Overview

The English Creative Writing Concentration at this institution offers a specialized track for English majors to develop their creative writing skills through a range of courses in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and playwriting. Students also explore literary foundations, histories, and perspectives on culture, identity, and difference. The program prepares graduates for careers in writing, editing, publishing, and other fields that value strong communication and creative expression.

Program Outline

Outline:

English Creative Writing Concentration

• For English majors interested in devoting a portion of their studies (12 credits) to courses that develop a process-based practice of creative writing.
• Building Foundations: Literary Surveys*
Required course:
• ENGL 205 - Survey English Lit I
• ENGL 206 - Survey English Lit II
• ENGL 207 - American Lit Survey I
• ENGL 208 - Amer Lit Sur II 1865-Present
• Developing Your Voice: Creative Writing*
Required courses:
• ENGL 217 - Creative Writing : Fiction
• ENGL 218 - Creative Writing: Poetry
• ENGL 219 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction
• ENGL 265 - Introduction to Playwriting
• ENGL 319 - Advanced Creative Writing
• Expanding Foundations: Literary Histories*
Required course:
• ENGL 225 - Classical Literature
• ENGL 275 - Modern American Fiction
• ENGL 276 - Contemporary American Lit
• ENGL 300 - Medieval Literature
• ENGL 305 - Chaucer
• ENGL 310 - Renaissance Poetry & Prose
• ENGL 315 - Shakespeare
• ENGL 316 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies
• ENGL 318 - Explorers and Exiles in Paris
• ENGL 325 - The 17th Century: Poetry/Prose
• ENGL 330 - The Eighteenth Century
• ENGL 335 - The Major English Romantics
• ENGL 340 - The Major Victorians
• ENGL 353 - African-American Literature
• ENGL 365 - American Romanticism
• ENGL 370 - American Realism
• ENGL 385 - Masterpieces of European Lit
• Gaining Perspective: Culture, Identity, & Difference*
Required course:
• ENGL 214 - Cyberpunk/Technoculture
• ENGL 224 - LGTBQ+ Experiences & Lit
• ENGL 234 - Literature by Women
• ENGL 236 - Hip Hop Literature & Culture
• ENGL 239 - American Studies I
• ENGL 240 - Literature to Film
• ENGL 257 - Latin American Literature
• ENGL 267 - Caribbean Literature
• ENGL 268 - Harlem Renaissance
• ENGL 269 - Hispanic Latino Lit
Major Elective courses: (9 credits to complete)
• ENGL 209 - Writing for the Professions
• ENGL 210 - Cultural Rhetorics
• ENGL 212 - Science Fiction
• ENGL 220 - The Short Story
• ENGL 222 - The Graphic Novel
• ENGL 223 - Murder, Mystery, & Suspense
• ENGL 230 - The Bible as Literature
• ENGL 235 - True Stories:Memoir,Essay& Bio
• ENGL 238 - Sport Literature
• ENGL 242 - Literature and Psychology
• ENGL 249 - American Gothic
• ENGL 259 - Oral Performance of Literature
• ENGL 263 - Black Atlantic:Lit/History
• ENGL 271 - Modrn British Novel:1900-Prsnt
• ENGL 280 - History of Drama
• ENGL 281 - Modern Drama
• ENGL 285 - Modern Poetry
• ENGL 290 - World Lit-Beyond Borders
• ENGL 301 - Utopian Literature

Careers:

• Law
• Medicine
• Arts and entertainment
• Public relations
• Public information
• Writing
• Editing
• Publishing
• Sales
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Management and personnel relations
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• TV
• Radio
• Federal, state, or local government
• Teaching
• Administration