2018-2019 Residential Undergraduate Catalog

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Creative Writing, B.A.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

Grades of C‐ or better are required for any course credit to count toward the major in Creative Writing.

Creative Writing Major Requirements

(48 credits)

CW Core Courses:

CW 1100 - Introduction to Creative Writing (4 Credits)
CW 3200 - 21st Century Digital Writing (4 Credits)
CW 4100 - Practicum in Creative Writing (4 Credits)
CW 4300 - Senior Seminar and Topics (4 Credits)
EN 1930 - Survey of American Literature I and II (4 Credits)

Genre Workshops:

Take two courses from the following list:

CW 2100 - Short Story Workshop (4 Credits)
CW 2110 - Poetry Workshop (4 Credits)
CW 2120 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop (4 Credits)

Advanced Genre Workshops:

Take one course from the following list:

CW 3100 - Advanced Short Story Workshop (4 Credits)
CW 3110 - Advanced Poetry Workshop (4 Credits)
CW 3120 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop (4 Credits)

Literary Movements:

Select one 2000 level course.

EN 2000 - Topics in Literary Movements (4 Credits)
EN 2001 - Topics in Modern Literary Movements (4 Credits)
EN 2002 - Topics in Contemporary Literary Movements (4 Credits)
EN 2080 - The American Short Story Since 1945 (4 Credits)
EN 2140 - Existential Literature: The Individual Against the System (4 Credits)
EN 2850 (EN 3850) - Modernism: Revolt and Discovery (4 Credits)

Select two 3000 level courses.

EN 3000 - Advanced Topics Literary Movements (4 Credits)
EN 3020 - The Romantic Movement (4 Credits)
EN 3860 - Post‐Modernism: Irony Takes Center Stage (4 Credits)

Select one additional course.

Choose from the following literary movement options:

EN 2070 (WS 2070) - Comparative Mythology (4 Credits)
CO 3120 - Journalism: Feature Writing Workshop (4 Credits)
TH 2430 - Survey of Western Drama (4 Credits)
TH 3420 - Play Analysis (4 Credits)
EN 3950 (TH 3950) - Shakespeare (4 Credits)

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, BA/BS

WR 1010 - Composition (4 Credits)
MT 1020 - College Algebra (4 Credits) or higher
LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning (2 Credits)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (4 Credits)
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values (4 Credits)
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts (4 Credits)
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities (4 Credits)
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives (4 Credits)
LAS Elective (4 credits) One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.

Electives, BA/BS

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.

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