About
In the Creative Writing minor, you’ll receive an introduction to creative writing and practice your skills in fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. You’ll study style and techniques as well as technical trends in different kinds of writing.
Minor in Creative Writing
Curriculum & Requirements
Creative Writing Minor
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING ORIENTATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| BEGINNING FICTION WORKSHOP | ||
| BEGINNING POETRY WORKSHOP | ||
| BEGINNING NONFICTION WORKSHOP | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: PROSE | ||
| FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: POETRY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| FORM AND THEORY OF FICTION | ||
| FORM AND THEORY OF POETRY | ||
| FORM AND THEORY OF LITERARY NONFICTION | ||
| Choose one CRWR 417 workshop | 5 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (repeatable–variable title: fiction, poetry, nonfiction) | ||
| Total Credits | 26 | |
Sample Courses
CRWR 217. BEGINNING FICTION WORKSHOP. 5 Credits.
Notes: required for BA in Creative Writing.
Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
A beginning workshop focused on writing and discussing short stories. Students will become conversant, in writing and orally, in the language of the craft including story elements such as: viewpoint, setting, plotting, pacing, characterization, etc. They will draft a single short story and will learn to effectively offer written and oral analytical/critical feedback via the workshop format. They will understand sentence mechanics and the revision process as central elements in fiction writing.
CRWR 302. FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: POETRY. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
This course is a study of the foundational texts in poetry, from a writer’s point of view, considering various periods and stylistic approaches. Students will read poetry and verse ranging from ancient to Modernist texts. They will learn how to effectively analyze foundational texts in writing and orally.
CRWR 311. FORM AND THEORY OF FICTION. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
This course is a close study of the style and techniques utilized in contemporary fiction, including a delineation of the development of major technical trends in contemporary fiction. Students will read literary fiction from the post-Modern era (late 20th century) to the present. They will analyze texts (short stories, novels) in writing and orally utilizing the language of the craft.
CRWR 313. FORM AND THEORY OF LITERARY NONFICTION. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
Students will study the nature of literary nonfiction. Contemporary sub-genres to be studied may include nature writing, travel writing, science writing, the memoir, literary journalism and others.