English—Creative Writing, B.A.
Students following the Creative Writing concentration engage at every level of the creative process, from the cultivation and drafting of an idea to its publication and performance. Sharing a core with the other concentrations in which the fundamental skills of critical reading are developed and some of the intellectual and cultural issues in the fields of British, American, and World literature are explored, these students take three creative writing workshops and three craft seminars in which they learn to write in a variety of genres (poetry, memoir, fiction, and creative nonfiction) and to read for craft and technique. In English 412, the Capstone Seminar, students explore the challenges of writing a creative manuscript in a genre of their choice.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ENGL 213 | Introduction to the Study of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 412 | Capstone Seminar in English | 3 |
| Restricted Elective in American Lit: Take One | ||
| ENGL 204 | Modern American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 215 | Multiethnic US Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | African American Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 307 | American Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 312 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 314 | Topics in American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Folklore | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Survey of U.S. Writers of Latin-American Descent | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | American Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | American Realism and Naturalism: 1865-1890 | 3 |
| Restricted Elective in British Lit: Take One | ||
| ENGL 316 | Topics in British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 207 | Modern British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 310 | Early British Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Eighteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 327 | Romanticism in England | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Elizabethan Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | Age of Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| Restricted Elective in World Lit: Take One | ||
| ENGL 321 | Topics in World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Early Modern Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | Modern Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Classical Drama of Greece & Rome | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Portugal Brazil North America: Stories of Migration | 3 |
| ENGL 318 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 322 | Middle Eastern Literature: Writing Beyond Modernity | 3 |
| ENGL 323 | World Poetry of 20th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 329 | Contemporary World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | Asian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | African & Caribbean Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | Modern and Contemporary African Literature | 3 |
| Restricted Creative Writing Electives | ||
| Select three Creative Writing Workshops from the following: | ||
| ENGL 270 | Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | Narrative Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Creative Writing in a Digital Age: Remediation, Sampling, Journaling, and Mixed Media Appropriation | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Special Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 383 | Playwriting Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 386 | Memoir Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 395 | Creative Nonfiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENGL 398 | Video Game Writing Workshop | 3 |
| Select three Creative Writing Craft Courses: | ||
| ENGL 354 | The Craft of Narrative | 3 |
| ENGL 355 | The Craft of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Craft of Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 392 | The Craft of Memoir | 3 |
| ENGL 399 | The Craft of Video Game Writing | 3 |
| Literature Elective | ||
| Select two from the following: | ||
| ENGL 205 | Queer Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 209 | Children's & Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 214 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 215 | Multiethnic US Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 218 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 219 | Making Literature Matter | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 226 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Early Modern Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | Modern Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Classical Drama of Greece & Rome | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | The Short Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 303 | The Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | African American Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 306 | Modern Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 307 | American Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Satire | 3 |
| ENGL 309 | Epic | 3 |
| ENGL 310 | Early British Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 312 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 313 | Stories of Teaching & Learning: Narratives of Education | 3 |
| ENGL 318 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 322 | Middle Eastern Literature: Writing Beyond Modernity | 3 |
| ENGL 323 | World Poetry of 20th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Eighteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 327 | Romanticism in England | 3 |
| ENGL 328 | Literature of the Crusades | 3 |
| ENGL 329 | Contemporary World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Elizabethan Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 331 | Shakespeare I | 3 |
| ENGL 332 | Shakespeare II | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Survey of U.S. Writers of Latin-American Descent | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | Asian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Literature of Genocide | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | American Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | American Realism and Naturalism: 1865-1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | Age of Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | African & Caribbean Women Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | Modern and Contemporary African Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Mythical Themes in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Single Author Study | 3 |
| ENGL 389 | Literature of the Palestine–Israel Conflict | 3 |
| ENGL 409 | Literary Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 410 | Thematic Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 420 | Major Cultural Conflicts in Literature | 3 |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Notes and Policies:
• Only courses in which a grade of C or higher is earned will be applied to the major.
• All students must take a total of 13 courses in the major.
• Students should complete ENGL 213 (Introduction to the Study of Literature) during the first semester of the major, and must enroll in ENGL 412 (Senior Capstone Seminar) in their final year of classes.
• ENGL 219 is recommended, but students in the Creative Writing concentration may substitute any other literature course for a ENGL 219 requirement.
• Majors may not take more than six 200-level courses, including English 213 and 219.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Creative Writing BA program, students will be able to:
- Summarize texts written in a variety of modes, styles, and discourses.
- Paraphrase texts written in a variety of modes, styles, and discourses.
- Perform close reading of literary works with attention to their formal features.
- Construct explication of texts written in a variety of literary modes.
- Analyze, synthesize, and integrate secondary materials into original analysis, interpretation, or argument.