English, Creative Writing Emphasis, BA

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English Major Requirements

Lower Division

Upper Division

Take two (2) courses:
One (1) course in pre-1800 Literature and
Capstone course (ENGL 196 )

Subject areas

The remaining EIGHT (8) courses will be taken from the following five subject areas. Students must take at least ONE (1) course in each subject area. Courses taken for pre-1800 course requirement cannot also count toward the area requirements.

Historical Surveys

Movements and Eras

Authors and Genres

Theories and Methodologies

The Art of Writing and Other Literacies

Creative Writing Emphasis

The English major provides a broad foundation in the discipline. Students who desire to focus on a specific area of interest may do so by choosing electives within the major that meet the following requirements:

ENGL 025 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies (preferably first-year or sophomore year)

Any three upper-division creative writing classes:

ENGL 102 - Creative Writing (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, dramatic writing, screenwriting)
OR
ENGL 100 - Writing for Nonprofits
OR
ENGL 109 - Advanced Composition

Two semesters of

ENGL 026 - Creative Writing Reading Series