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Minor In Creative Writing

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    Ignite your imagination and hone your literary craft with a minor in Creative Writing. You'll explore various genres and techniques, sharpening your writing skills and cultivating your unique voice as a storyteller.

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    Required:                                                                     

    ENGL A264 Introduction to Creative Writing….............................3

    Choose five of the following……..............................................15

    ENGL A250: Rhetorical Grammar

    ENGL A363: Recording Oral History

    ENGL A364: Studies in Editing and Publishing

    ENGL A365 Freelance Writing   

    ENGL A450 English Grammar   

    ENGL A453 Development of the English Language

    ENGL A460 Advanced Composition  

    ENGL A461 Writing About the Arts   

    ENGL A463 Writing Workshop: Nonfiction

    ENGL A464 Writing Workshop: Poetry   

    ENGL A465 Playwriting   

    ENGL A466 Writing Workshop: Fiction  

    ENGL A468 Studies in Writing  

    ENGL A497 Directed Internship  

    COMM A376 Visual Communication I   

    Total hours required.......................................................18

    Students must earn a grade of C or better.  Three (3) hours of independent study may be applied to the minor, but only in extraordinary cases and only with the prior approval of the English Department chair. No more than six (6) hours from ENGL A468.