Creative Writing Minor

An introduction to writing poetry and short prose. This course does not assume previous creative writing experience on the part of the student.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-11

This course analyzes the history of story-focused games from board games through computer and mobile games.

Prerequisites: none

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in prose genres. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

Prerequisites: none

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in poetry. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

Prerequisites: none

Writing personal essays and literary journalism with an emphasis on workshop and revision.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to writing short stories with an emphasis on the workshop.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to writing poems, with an emphasis on the workshop.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to developing and writing fiction projects for film and television. May be repeated with new content.

Prerequisites: none

Revise and polish creative work into a professional portfolio with publication and presentation in mind.

Prerequisites: none

Analyze contemporary works of poetry and prose with a special focus on craft and the works' cultural and literary significance.

Prerequisites: none

A variable-title course that explores special topics relating to the technical study of one or more creative genres or the achievement of one or more practitioners. May be repeated with different topics, some of which could fulfill either a major author or a workshop requirement.

Prerequisites: none

Specialized workshop focusing on a specific genre, such as flash fiction, true crime, hybrid writing, or auto-fiction.

Prerequisites: none