Students in the creative writing minor select courses for the minor in consultation with a member of the creative writing faculty. Students who are majoring in English with the minor in creative writing are required to select at least one course for the minor from outside the English Department. A total of 18 semester hours is required.

At least 12 semester hours (a total of 12-18) from:

English 2003, Creative Writing: Poetry
English 2005, Creative Writing: Drama
English 2007, Creative Writing: Fiction
English 4762, Poetry Writing
English 4763, Fiction Writing
English 4764, Play Writing

Up to 6 semester hours (a total of 0-6) from:

English 3405, Children's Literature
English 3504, Film and Literature
English 3606, Modern Drama
English 3703, Modern American Literature
English 3808, Twentieth-Century British Literature
Journalism 2101, Newswriting I
Journalism 3000, Newswriting II
Journalism 3102, Feature Writing
Speech Communication 3520, Radio Production
Speech Communication 3540, Video Production
Theatre Arts 2258, Script Analysis
Theatre Arts 3445, Directing
Theatre Arts 3751G, Theatre and Civilization I
Theatre Arts 3752G, Theatre and Civilization II


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