Creative Writing Minor

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Minor Requirements

The creative writing minor is designed for students who wish to explore their creative potential as writers. The creative writing minor is also excellent preparation for students who wish to gain a greater appreciation of the art of writing, who wish to pursue a career in writing or journalism, or who simply wish to develop their academic or business writing skills.

A minor in creative writing requires

ENGL 019 - Introduction to Literary Analysis
ENGL 025 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies

Two semesters of

ENGL 026 - Creative Writing Reading Series

AND three upper-division courses chosen from among the following:

ENGL 100 - Writing for Nonprofits
ENGL 102 - Creative Writing (may be repeated for credit in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, drama, and screenwriting)
ENGL 109 - Advanced Composition