Creative Writing Minor
The Creative Writing minor offers students experience in drafting, analyzing, and editing creative works of writing. Students in the minor may take classes in fiction, poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction, writing children's literature, writing very short creative works, writing humor, writing for publication and profit, and advanced creative writing. The Creative Writing minor provides a familiarity with the joys and challenges of the art of writing imaginatively, including developing an individual writing process, setting writing goals, understanding the opportunities available in print and electronic media, and leading a life made richer by the literary arts.
Students must complete a total of 19 credits; up to eight credits may be transferred or at the lower-division level.
Requirements (19 total credits)
Required Courses (13 total credits)
Electives (16 credits)
- WRIT 324 Topics in Creative Writing
- WRIT 352 Writing Memoir and Creative Nonfiction*
- WRIT 353 Writing Short Fiction*
- WRIT 354 Writing Poetry*
- WRIT 356 Writing Humor*
- WRIT 357 Writers as Readers*
- WRIT 355 Writing Children's Literature*
- WRIT 358 1000 Words or Less*
- WRIT 481 Advanced Creative Writing*
- WRIT 541 Writing for Publication and Profit
Only one course from below can be counted towards Electives
- SCRW 313 Beginning Screenwriting
- SCRW 314 Intermediate Screenwriting
- SCRW 415 Advanced Screenwriting
- THEA 400 Playwriting I
- THEA 587 Playwriting II*
*May be repeated once for credit
