Requirements for the Major in Creative Writing - Playwriting Track

The major requires successful completion of the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Course Requirements
ENGL 101	Literature and Composition	4
Select three of the following:		12
ENGL 330	The Life and Literature of Tennessee Williams
ENGL 350	Medieval Drama and its Legacy
ENGL 357	Shakespeare I
ENGL 358	Shakespeare II
ENGL 390	Modern Drama
Select three of the following:		12
THTR 112	Elements of Performance
THTR 114	Elements of Design
THTR 131	Fundamentals of Acting
THTR 221	Theatre History
THTR 337	Writing for Solo Performance
THTR 351	Fundamentals of Stage Direction
WRIT 207	Beginning Playwriting Workshop	4
WRIT 215	Forms of Drama	4
WRIT 307	Intermediate Playwriting Workshop	4
WRIT 407	Advanced Playwriting Workshop	4
Total Semester Hours		44

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Additional Requirements
A comprehensive exercise is required 1

1

The comprehensive exercise for Creative Writing majors in the Playwriting track includes the following: the creation of a play, working with a faculty advisor; a formal essay placing that play within a larger understanding of contemporary creative writing, focusing on both form and content; and a reading of the play with actors.

Honors

A student who maintains a 3.33 grade point average in creative writing and theatre 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.