Minor Requirements – 36 Total Credits
The English Creative Writing Minor is intended for students who wish to gain experience in creative writing by taking a series of writing workshops accompanied by the study of literature relevant to their writing interests. Students must complete 36 total credits as described below.
Creative Writing Workshops – Required 18 credits
18 credits of creative writing workshops, chosen from college-wide offerings in prose fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, television writing, and/or creative nonfiction; including at least one course in the English Department and one course at the 300 level:
- CAMS 271: Fiction
- CAMS 278: Writing for Television (not offered 2025-26)
- CAMS 279: Screenwriting
- CCST 259: Creative Travel Writing Workshop
- CCST 270: Creative Travel Writing Workshop (not offered 2025-26)
- ENGL 160: Creative Writing
- ENGL 233: Writing and Social Justice (not offered 2025-26)
- ENGL 259: Creative Travel Writing Workshop
- ENGL 260: Ireland Program: Creative Writing in Ireland
- ENGL 263: Hybrid Memoir and Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 267: Studies in Description (not offered 2025-26)
- ENGL 269: The Art of Time in Fiction
- ENGL 270: Short Story Workshop
- ENGL 271: Poetry Workshop (not offered 2025-26)
- ENGL 360: Ireland Program: Creative Writing in Ireland
- ENGL 370: Advanced Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 371: Advanced Poetry Workshop
- THEA 246: Playwriting
Literature Courses – Required 18 credits
18 credits of literature courses drawn from offerings in the Department of English, in courses numbered over 100. Must include at least one course at the 300 level.
Additional Departmental Notes
English majors who wish to also minor in Creative Writing may do so, but they may not count more than 18 credits of their major toward the 36 total credits for the minor.