Creative Writing - Playwriting Track
Requirements for the Major in Creative Writing - Playwriting Track
The major requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| Select one ENGL course with the GFWI attribute | 4 | |
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| The Life and Literature of Tennessee Williams | ||
| Shakespeare I | ||
| Shakespeare II | ||
| Power Plays: Modern and Contemporary Drama | ||
| Classical Drama | ||
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| Fundamentals of Design | ||
| Fundamentals of Acting | ||
| Global Theatre II: Modern and Contemporary Theatre | ||
| Writing for Solo Performance | ||
| Fundamentals of Directing | ||
| 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 | |
| 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.