Creative Writing - Playwriting Track

Requirements for the Major in Creative Writing - Playwriting Track

The major requires successful completion of the following:

Course Requirements
Select one ENGL course with the GFWI attribute4
Select three of the following:12
ENGL 330
The Life and Literature of Tennessee Williams
ENGL 357
Shakespeare I
ENGL 358
Shakespeare II
ENGL 390
Power Plays: Modern and Contemporary Drama
CLST 200
Classical Drama
Select three of the following:12
THTR 114
Fundamentals of Design
THTR 131
Fundamentals of Acting
THTR 223
Global Theatre II: Modern and Contemporary Theatre
THTR 337
Writing for Solo Performance
THTR 351
Fundamentals of Directing
WRIT 207Beginning Playwriting Workshop4
WRIT 215Forms of Drama4
WRIT 307Intermediate Playwriting Workshop4
WRIT 407Advanced Playwriting Workshop4
Total Semester Hours44
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.

Student Learning Outcomes 

A student majoring in Creative Writing will

  1. Describe and appraise the ways in which literature is made, as well as the social and historical contexts and traditional and contemporary forms that inform effective creative writing.
  2. Create artistic work that utilizes craft and technique to effectively articulate ideas and experience.
  3. Distinguish and appraise their own creative writing within literary contexts regarding specific artists, styles, or movements.
  4. Present their creative work in a formal setting, utilizing both craft and a knowledge of forms and techniques to engage an audience. 
  5. Demonstrate a familiarity with styles, forms and techniques—both traditional and current—and incorporate this familiarity into effective critical feedback on the artistic works of their peers.