Concentration in Creative Writing (39 cr)

1. Required Course

• ENGL 33800 - Survey of British Literature I: Early Texts To the Eighteenth Century

2. One course chosen from the following courses in American Literature

• ENGL 39500 - Survey of American Literature: Origins to the Civil War (W)

•                     -or-

• ENGL 39600 - American Prose from Reconstruction to World War I

•                     -or-

• ENGL 39700 - Pre-20th Century American Poetry

3. One course chosen from the following courses in Multi-Ethnic or Transnational Literatures written in English

• ENGL 31800 - Topics in Literature of Non-European Americans (W)

•                     -or-

• ENGL 32000 - Multi-Ethnic American Literature (W)

•                     -or-

• ENGL 32100 - Topics in African American Literature

•                     -or-

• ENGL 32500 - Post-Colonial Literature in English (W)

•                     -or-

• ENGL 32700 - Topics in Caribbean Literature (W)

4. One course chosen from the following courses in Literary Theory, Linguistics, or Rhetoric

• ENGL 30600 - Literary Theory (W)

•                    -or-

• ENGL 33000 - Sociolinguistics

•                    -or-

• ENGL 33100 - The Structure of Modern English

•                    -or-

• ENGL 33200 - History of the English Language (W)

•                    -or-

• ENGL 34000 - History of Rhetoric

•                    -or-

• ENGL 34800 - English Across the World

5. One 300- or 400-level English course with a focus on literature or rhetoric before 1800

Note:

1. Students may use a period appropriate Honors Seminar to satisfy this requirement. Students may not use ENGL 33800  or ENGL 39500  to satisfy this requirement.
2. Topics courses must conform to the pre-1800 period requirement. Consult individual course descriptions or an English advisor for guidance.

• Students may choose from among the following English courses:

• ENGL 31700 - Topics in Non- European Literary Traditions (W)
• ENGL 31800 - Topics in Literature of Non-European Americans (W)
• ENGL 31900 - Topics in Literature by Women (W)
• ENGL 32100 - Topics in African American Literature
• ENGL 32200 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality in Literature
• ENGL 32300 - Topics in Asian American Literature
• ENGL 32400 - Topics in Native American Literature
• ENGL 32600 - Topics in US Latina/o Literature
• ENGL 32700 - Topics in Caribbean Literature (W)
• ENGL 32900 - Topics in Cross-Cultural Literature in English (W)
• ENGL 33200 - History of the English Language (W)
• ENGL 33300 - Topics in Language and Linguistics
• ENGL 33400 - Beowulf and Other Early Texts
• ENGL 33500 - Chaucer
• ENGL 33600 - Medieval Literature (1100-1500)
• ENGL 33700 - Literary Aspects of Folklore
• ENGL 34000 - History of Rhetoric
• ENGL 34200 - Topics in Rhetoric
• ENGL 34700 - Language and Ethnicity
• ENGL 35000 - Renaissance Drama
• ENGL 35100 - The Age of Elizabeth I
• ENGL 35200 - Shakespeare Survey
• ENGL 35300 - Shakespeare I
• ENGL 35400 - Shakespeare II
• ENGL 35500 - Topics in Shakespeare (W)
• ENGL 35900 - Topics in Seventeenth-Century Literature
• ENGL 36000 - The 17th Century
• ENGL 36100 - Milton
• ENGL 36200 - English Drama of Restoration and 18th Century
• ENGL 36300 - Topics in Milton
• ENGL 36400 - The Age of Satire
• ENGL 36500 - The Later 18th Century
• ENGL 36800 - The 18th Century English Novel
• ENGL 37100 - Topics in Romantic Literature
• ENGL 37200 - Romantic Poetry
• ENGL 38200 - Topics in Medieval Literature
• ENGL 38300 - Topics in Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 38400 - Topics in Restoration and 18th Century Literature
• ENGL 38600 - Topics in British and American Literature
• ENGL 38700 - Topics in British and/or Irish Fiction
• ENGL 38800 - Topics in Multi-Genre British and/or Irish Literature
• ENGL 38900 - One Major Writer (W)
• ENGL 39100 - Topics in British and/ or Irish Poetry
• ENGL 39200 - Topics in American Poetry
• ENGL 39400 - World Literature: Drama
• ENGL 39800 - Topics in American Fiction
• ENGL 39900 - Topics in American Multi-Genre Literature (W)
• ENGL 49000 - Advanced Topics Seminar
• ENGL 49400 - Honors Seminar: Special Studies

1. All students who are planning to concentrate in Creative Writing must first take:

• ENGL 30000 - Introduction to Creative Writing

• (and pass it with a grade of B or higher)

2. Students must then take 3 more creative writing workshops from the following, at least one of which must be a level-II workshop.

Note: Students may repeat level-II workshops once for credit. Students may not take a Level-II Workshop without first taking the Level-I Workshop in that genre. Students may not take ENGL 484 without first taking a Level-II Workshop in that genre.

• ENGL 30800 - Workshop in Non-Fiction I
• ENGL 30900 - Workshop in Non-Fiction II
• ENGL 31100 - Workshop in Fiction I
• ENGL 31300 - Workshop in Fiction II
• ENGL 31400 - Workshop in Poetry I
• ENGL 31600 - Workshop in Poetry II
• ENGL 48400 - Special Studies Seminar

• (offerings vary and may include: Advanced Workshop in Poetry; Advanced Prose Writing; Narrative Forms: Strategies in Fiction; or The Art of Revision: Poetry and Fiction – See the Department web page each semester for current information.)