English Major with Concentration in Creative Writing

Concentration Hours: 39

Concentration Requirements:

(fulfilled in lieu of the major requirements listed above)

1. Prerequisite courses

ENGL 201	British Literature to 1800
ENGL 202	British Literature since 1800
ENGL 207	Survey of American Literature to the Present
ENGL 220	Poetry Writing I
ENGL 223	Fiction Writing I

2. One intermediate & One advanced Creative Writing course in either Poetry or Fiction

Poetry Option:

ENGL 377	Poetry Writing II
ENGL 402	Advanced Workshop in Poetry Writing or
ENGL 404	Independent Study

Fiction Option:

ENGL 220	Poetry Writing I
ENGL 223	Fiction Writing I
ENGL 378	Fiction Writing II
ENGL 403	Advanced Workshop in Fiction Writing or
ENGL 404	Independent Study

3. One additional 300-level creative writing course. Offerings include but are not limited to:

ENGL 347	Writing the Novel
ENGL 377	Poetry Writing II (if not used for intermediate course, #2)
ENGL 378	Fiction Writing II (if not used for intermediate course, #2)
ENGL 395	Special Topics: Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 395	Special Topics: Writing Poetry, Sound, Form, Meter
ENGL 406	Crazyhorse Literary Publishing Practicum

Internships as approved by the program director.

4. ENGL 299 Introduction to English Studies

5. One 300-level course from Literature in History, post-1900

6. One 300-level course from Literature in History, pre-1700 or 1700-1900

7. Two courses chosen from two of the following three categories:

Category #1: Theme-, Genre-, or Author-Centered Approaches or Author-Centered approaches

Category #2: Difference and Literary Tradition or Film & Cultural Studies

Category #3: Writing, Rhetoric, and Language