Creative Writing Major
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
The creative writing major requires a minimum of 36 credit hours (nine courses).
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 200 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 |
One literature course before 1830 (British) or 1865 (U.S.) | 4 | |
One 300-level literature course | 4 | |
One introduction to genre course | 4 | |
One workshop course | 4 | |
One elective writing course | 4 | |
One craft intensive course | 4 | |
One practical application course or experience | 4 | |
ENGL 400 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
Total Credits | 36 |
Literature Courses Before 1830 (British) or 1865 (U.S.)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 221 | British Literature I | 4 |
ENGL 223 | Shakespeare | 4 |
ENGL 225 | American Literature Survey I | 4 |
ENGL 230 | African American Literature | 4 |
ENGL 288 | Shakespeare and Film | 4 |
ENGL 306 | Medieval Literature | 4 |
ENGL 309 | Early Modern Literature | 4 |
ENGL 327 | British Romantic Literature | 4 |
ENGL 336 | The Elizabethan Age (HIST 336) | 4 |
ENGL 342 | American Romanticism | 4 |
300-Level Literature Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 306 | Medieval Literature | 4 |
ENGL 309 | Early Modern Literature | 4 |
ENGL 327 | British Romantic Literature | 4 |
ENGL 328 | Victorian Literature | 4 |
ENGL 331 | Black Women Writers | 4 |
ENGL 332 | Black Men Writers | 4 |
ENGL 334 | African Women Writers | 4 |
ENGL 336 | The Elizabethan Age (HIST 336) | 4 |
ENGL 342 | American Romanticism | 4 |
ENGL 372 | Modern Poetry | 4 |
ENGL 376 | Contemporary Fiction | 4 |
ENGL 378 | 4 |
Introduction to Genre Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 205 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
ENGL 206 | Introduction to Poetry | 4 |
ENGL 207 | Introduction to Fiction | 4 |
ENGL 208 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
ENGL 210/THEA 244 | Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244) | 4 |
Workshop Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 208 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
ENGL 210/THEA 244 | Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244) | 4 |
ENGL 211 | Poetry Workshop 1 | 4 |
ENGL 212 | Fiction Workshop 2 | 4 |
1 | Requires ENGL 206 Introduction to Poetry or instructor permission as prerequisite. |
2 | Requires ENGL 207 Introduction to Fiction or instructor permission as prerequisite. |
Writing Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 205 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 |
ENGL 206 | Introduction to Poetry | 4 |
ENGL 207 | Introduction to Fiction | 4 |
ENGL 208 | Creative Nonfiction | 4 |
ENGL 210/THEA 244 | Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244) | 4 |
ENGL 211 | Poetry Workshop 1 | 4 |
ENGL 212 | Fiction Workshop 2 | 4 |
1 | Requires ENGL 206 Introduction to Poetry or instructor permission as prerequisite. |
2 | Requires ENGL 207 Introduction to Fiction or instructor permission as prerequisite. |
Craft Intensive Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 228 | American Nature Writing (REL 120) | 4 |
ENGL 372 | Modern Poetry | 4 |
ENGL 376 | Contemporary Fiction | 4 |
ENGL 380 | Rhetoric and Composition | 4 |
Practical Application Courses or Experiences
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL 275 | Literary Magazine Practicum | 1 |
ENGL 282 | Journalism | 4 |
ENGL 285 | Guilfordian Practicum | 1-4 |
ENGL 290 | Internship | 1-8 |
ENGL 380 | Rhetoric and Composition | 4 |
ENGL 382 | Technical and Professional Communication | 4 |
ENGL 390 | Internship | 1-8 |
Internships can be done either off campus (e.g., Style magazine, News & Record) or on campus (e.g., editorship with The Guilfordian or The Greenleaf Review).
Students develop a “plan of study” for their individually designed major as part of ENGL 200 Introduction to Literary Studies and then monitor progress toward the major in course-selection meetings with their advisors.
For further details of all programs, see both individual course descriptions and the department’s advising guidelines, available from any department member. Students will take the introduction to the major (ENGL 200 Introduction to Literary Studies) when they declare the major (usually in the sophomore year) and the capstone course (ENGL 400 Senior Seminar) in their senior year.
Note: Both ENGL 102 College Reading and Writing: Many Voices and Historical Perspectives are prerequisites for ENGL 200 Introduction to Literary Studies, ENGL 211 Poetry Workshop and ENGL 212 Fiction Workshop and for all 300- and 400-level English courses. ENGL 250 Special Topics and ENGL 350 Special Topics Special Topics courses may fulfill literature or writing course requirements, depending upon topic.