The minor in creative writing includes offerings in the genres of fiction, creative nonfiction (literary journalism, memoir, personal essay), playwriting, and poetry. Creative writing combines the study of literature with the practice of artistic creation. Students will complete two literature courses and three courses in creative writing plus a capstone experience. In order to enroll in the creative writing minor, interested students should speak with one of the creative writing faculty in the Department of Humanities and Arts (Prof. Aguilar, Prof. Cocola, Prof. Ephraim, or Prof. McIntyre), complete a minor designation form, and select a minor advisor from the creative writing faculty.
The creative writing minor consists of a total of two units of course work (6/3) distributed in the following way (Note: EN2219 and EN3219 can be repeated for credit in different genres. For example, a student can take both EN2219 Creative Writing: Fiction and EN2219 Creative Writing: Poetry and count both toward the minor.):