Creative Writing and Writing Studies Minor

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Students majoring in Writing may minor in English. Students majoring in English may minor in Writing

Lower Divisions Requirements
ENG 051WRITING SEMINAR3
Select one of the following:3
History and Traditions
TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDY
APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1900
APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1900
READING DRAMA
GENRES
BOOK HISTORY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
READING SHAKESPEARE
THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW
Culture and Identity
TOPICS IN CULTURE AND IDENTITY
APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1900
APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE (AFTER 1900)
AFRICAN-AMER LIT BEFORE 1920
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1920
READING RACE AND ETHNICITY
ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
READING GENDER
Writing: Topics and Genres
Select one of the following:3
TOPICS IN WRITING
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
AI IN FICTION
READING AND WRITING SEXUALITY
READING AND WRITING ABOUT CLASS
READING AND WRITING POETRY
READING AND WRITING POETRY
Upper Division Requirements
Study of Language or Writing Theory
Select one of the following:3
STRUCTURE OF MODERN AMERICAN ENGLISH
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHING AND TUTORING SPEAKING
TEACHING WRITING
PROSE STYLISTICS
ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY
LANGUAGE AND LOGIC
THEORIES OF LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE
Advanced Writing Courses
Select two of the following:6
THE WORK OF WRITING
ADVANCED WORKSHOP IN CREATIVE FLASH NON-FICTION
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS
CROSS-GENRE WRITING
ADVANCED POETRY WRITING
ADVANCED FICTION WRITING
WRITING FOR THE NETWORKED WORLD
ADAPTATIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS
READING AND CREATING COMICS
COMMUNITY WRITING
ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING
Total Hours18