Writing Major, Creative Writing and Publishing Emphasis, 33 hours: B.A.—Minor Required

CIP: 231301

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

B.A. Modern Language Requirement (9 hours)

Modern Language

All 9 hours must be in the same language.

Writing Core Requirements (15 hours)

ENGL 10210	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
ENGL 10203	Writing and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 10315	Professional and Technical Writing	3

ENGL 10403	Studies in Language	3
	OR
ENGL 10504	Language and Linguistics	3

ENGL 10410	Professional Portfolio Preparation	3
	OR
ENGL 10405	Senior Seminar	3

Modern and Contemporary Literature (3 hours)

At least ONE course from the following:

ENGL 10234	American Literature: 1865 to the Present *	3
ENGL 10246	English Literature: Romantics to the Present *	3
ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States	3
ENGL 10226	Modern and Contemporary World Literature	3
ENGL 10351	Science Fiction Literature	3
ENGL 10341	Literature and Film	3

Literary Traditions (3 hours)

At least ONE course from the following:

ENGL 10230	Foundations of Literary Study	3
ENGL 10233	American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 *	3
ENGL 10245	English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century *	3
ENGL 10331	The Bible and Literature	3
ENGL 10343	Survey of Women's Literature	3
ENGL 10372	Introduction to Shakespeare	3
ENGL 10520	Studies in Early British Literature	3
ENGL 10590	Young Adult Literature	3

Creative Writing and Publishing Emphasis (12 hours)

Choose 12 hours from the lists below.

At least ONE of the courses from the following:

ENGL 10425	Knacktive	3
ENGL 10495	Internship in Writing and Research	1 to 8
ENGL 10512	Publication Skills	3

Note: ENGL 10495, if chosen, should be taken for a minimum of 3 credit hours. On-campus internship experiences are available, by application, with Greentower Press/The Laurel Review. Off-campus internships may also satisfy this requirement.

At least THREE courses from the following:

ENGL 10312	Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction	3
ENGL 10313	Creative Writing: Fiction	3
ENGL 10314	Creative Writing: Poetry	3
ENGL 10316	Creative Writing: Playwriting	3
ENGL 10414	Approaches to Creative Writing	3
ENGL 10560	Advanced Creative Writing	3