Creative Writing - Poetry Track
Requirements for the Major in Creative Writing - Poetry Track
The major requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| ENGL 101 | Literature and Composition | 4 |
| Select one of the approved 300-level English courses focusing on literature from the period before 1800 English Literature before 1800 (attribute ENGP) | 4 | |
| Select three additional 300-level English courses | 12 | |
| WRIT 205 | Beginning Poetry Workshop | 4 |
| WRIT 210 | Forms of Poetry | 4 |
| WRIT 305 | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | 4 |
| WRIT 405 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Beginning Fiction Workshop | ||
| Beginning Playwriting Workshop | ||
| Beginning Narrative Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Forms of Fiction | ||
| Forms of Drama | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 44 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A comprehensive exercise is required 1 | ||
- 1
The comprehensive exercise for Creative Writing majors in the Poetry track includes the following: the creation of a capstone project in a specific genre, working with a faculty advisor; a formal essay placing that capstone within a larger understanding of contemporary creative writing, focusing on both form and content; and an oral presentation of the capstone.
Honors
A student who maintains a 3.33 grade point average in creative writing courses and earns a grade of B+ or above on the comprehensive exercise is eligible to pursue an honors project. The honors project consists of a critical thesis on some element of creative writing, looking at established works of literature through the lens of craft.