English, B.A., Creative Writing Concentration

Creative Writing Core Requirements (12 Hours)

A student electing to pursue the B.A. in English, Concentration in Creative Writing must choose a sub-concentration in either Poetry or Fiction and complete the 12-hour/4-class sequence of Creative Writing classes in that sub-concentration.

Poetry (12 Hours)

ENGL 3150A - Introduction to Creative Writing - Poetry 3 Credit Hours
or
ENGL 3150C - Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction, & Creative Nonfiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3170 - Poetic Techniques 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3180A - Contemporary Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4310A - Senior Seminar: Workshop in Poetry-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Fiction (12 Hours)

ENGL 3150B - Introduction to Creative Writing - Fiction 3 Credit Hours
or
ENGL 3150C - Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction, & Creative Nonfiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3160 - Narrative Techniques 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3180B - Contemporary Fiction Craft 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4310B - Senior Seminar: Workshop in Fiction-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Methods: Select one course from Literature Studies Area 1 (3 Hours)

ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3105 - Practical Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3210 - Advanced Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3220 - History of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3225 - The History and Future of the Book 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3230 - History of Literary and Cultural Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3250 - Topics in Contemporary Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3260 - Theories of Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3995 - Feminist Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hours
FOLK 3100 - Folklore and Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4204 - Special Topics: Literature, Criticism, and Theory 3 Credit Hours

Literature before 1800: Select one class from Literature Studies Area 2 (3 Hours)

ENGL 3280 - English Drama before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3290 - English Fiction before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3300 - Medieval English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3310 - Old English 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3350 - Literature and War 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3400 - Courtiers, Clergy, and Poets 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3410 - Seduction, Revolution, and the Rise of Science 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3420 - Mythology 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3500 - Restoration and Earlier Eighteenth-Century English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3510 - Later Eighteenth-Century English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3520 - Life Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3550 - Early Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3800 - Early American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3915 - Literature of the Early South 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3980 - Women’s Literature before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4110 - Chaucer 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4150 - Milton 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4100 - Study of a Single Author before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4201 - Special Topics before 1800 3 Credit Hours

Literature after 1800: Select one course from Literature Studies Area 3 (3 Hours)

ENGL 3605 - Late Romanticism 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3610 - Love and Death in Victorian Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3620 - Victorian Novels 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3630 - Haunted Texts 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3695 - LGBTQ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3700 - Early Twentieth-Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3710 - Late Twentieth-Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3720 - Twentieth-Century English Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3810 - American Romantics 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3820 - Realism and Naturalism 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3830 - American Modernisms 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3840 - Postmodern American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3850 - American Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3860 - American Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3865 - The Short Story 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3875 - Science Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3885 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3895 - Comics and the Graphic Novel 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3900 - Irish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3905 - Jewish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3910 - The Tradition of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3920 - Southern Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3930 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3940 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3945 - Literature and Global Conflict 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3950 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3965 - African Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3970 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3975 - Later Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3990 - Women’s Literature after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4010 - Topics in African American Culture 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4020 - Advanced Study in Indigenous Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4030 - Literature and the City 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4040 - Religion and Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4050 - Transnational Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4101 - Study of a Single Author after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4202 - Special Topics after 1800 3 Credit Hours

4000-level Literature Elective: Select one 4000-level course from Literature Studies Area 2 or Area 3 (3 Hours)

ENGL 4110 - Chaucer 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4150 - Milton 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4100 - Study of a Single Author before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4201 - Special Topics before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4010 - Topics in African American Culture 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4020 - Advanced Study in Indigenous Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4030 - Literature and the City 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4040 - Religion and Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4050 - Transnational Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4101 - Study of a Single Author after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4202 - Special Topics after 1800 3 Credit Hours

Creative Writing, Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, Folklore, Pre-Education in English Electives (6 Hours)

Select two 3000-level or 4000-level English or Folklore courses.

Note:

When choosing classes from this section, consider how you can use this coursework to increase your professional and/or personal post-graduate options. If your primary interest is writing poetry or fiction, take an additional Creative Writing class or classes (fiction if your sub-concentration is poetry, poetry if your sub-concentration is fiction; ENGL 3205 Special Topics in Creative Writing; ENGL 3190A Introduction to Podcasting; etc.). If you would like the option of entering the workforce directly after graduation, use these elective hours to prepare for a career as a technical or professional writer by enrolling in ENGL 3110 Technical Writing or ENGL 4510 Grant and Proposal Writing. If you’re considering graduate school in Literature, Creative Writing, or a research-and-writing-focused field (Law, Education, etc.), choose an additional Literature or Folklore class. Editing classes, including ENGL 3140 Editing for Publication and ENGL 3200 Introduction to Literary Editing and Publishing, can be useful if you’re interested in launching your own magazine or small press or in entering the workforce as an editor. ENGL 4500 Internship offers a variety of experiences useful for both professional and personal growth.