Honors Thesis- Foundations & Departures in Creative Writing: Fiction, Poetry, & Literary Nonfiction
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-02-01 | - |
| 2024-05-10 | - |
Program Overview
This 4-credit course, "Foundations and Departures in Creative Writing," is offered exclusively to junior and senior Commonwealth Honors College students during the 2nd semester (February 1 - May 10). Taught in-person on Wednesdays from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM in Elm Room 224, the course focuses on fiction, poetry, and literary non-fiction writing and is led by instructor John Hennessy.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Course Title: Foundations and Departures in Creative Writing: Fiction, Poetry, and Literary Non-Fiction
- Course Number: 499D
- Class Number: 12773
- Credit Hours: 4
- Mode: In Person
- Component: Lecture
- Meeting Times: We 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Location: Elm Room 224
- Dates: February 1, 2024 - May 10, 2024
- Instructor: John Hennessy
- Eligibility: Open to Senior and Junior Commonwealth Honors College students only.
- Sub-Title: Foundations and Departures in Creative Writing: Fiction, Poetry, and Literary Non-Fiction - 2nd Semester.
Other:
- Subject: English
- Subject Description: English
- Class Attributes: HONS: ENRICHED
- Academic Career: UGRD
- Annotation: "For complete and up-to-date class details, meeting times, and textbook information, search for this class in Spire."
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