Recognizing that all good writing is an act of imagination, ordering and synthesis that transcends subject-matter boundaries, the Creative Writing minor is designed for students with academic majors outside the field of English who desire to develop their present writing skills beyond those specifically geared to their chosen disciplines, and to do this under the supervision of professional writers. However, students minoring in Creative Writing may also be English majors.
Students minoring in Creative Writing must complete 24 units. At least 15 units must be earned at the 300–400 level. Students are encouraged to complete ENGL 102 or ENGL 190 as soon as possible. Students taking the minor who are also English majors may use up to 6 units toward completion of both the minor and the major.
All courses that count toward the minor must be completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select at least four of the following: 1 | 12-15 | |
ENGL 283 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | |
ENGL 311 | WRITING POETRY | |
ENGL 312 | WRITING FICTION | |
ENGL 315 | WRITING CREATIVE NON-FICTION 2 | |
ENGL 332 | HONORS WRITING FICTION | |
ENGL 411 | ADVANCED POETRY WRITING | |
ENGL 412 | ADVANCED FICTION WRITING | |
ENGL 417 | TOPICS IN WRITING 3 | |
ENGL 490 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ENGLISH 3 | |
| Formal Study of a Genre | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ENGL 261 | ELEMENTS OF POETRY | |
ENGL 263 | ELEMENTS OF FICTION | |
| Literature Courses | ||
| Select at least two courses in literature. One of these courses must be at the 300-400 level. 1 | 6-9 | |
| Total Units | 24 |
- 1
Students who select 12 units from the Required Courses list must select 9 units of Literature Courses to meet the minimum total units (24) required for the minor.
- 2
Recommended for students who do not fulfill the Advanced Writing Seminar Core Curriculum requirement with a course in their major.
- 3
May be selected only when the topic pertains to creative writing.