Academic Catalog

Creative Writing Minor

The Creative Writing Minor is designed to allow focus and credentialing for the many students across the university who enjoy reading and writing poetry, fiction, and other creative forms. The minor requires a minimum of 18 credits. English majors can only apply two major courses to this minor. 

Requirements

ENG 2800Foundations of Creative Writing (Required for all Creative Writing Minors)3
Select one of the following craft courses:3
The Craft of Poetry
The Craft of Prose
Select one of the following workshops3
Poetry Writing Workshop
Fiction Writing Workshop
Topics in Creative Non-Fiction Writing
Select three of the following literary and genre studies courses9
British Literature: Writing about Texts
American Literature: Writing about Texts
Stories of Detroit: Writing about Texts
Literature and Religion: Writing about Texts
Queer Literatures: Writing about Texts
Global Literatures: Writing about Texts
Women Writers: Writing about Texts
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies
Introduction to Literary Studies
Living Writers
Topics in the Essay
Topics in Women's Studies
Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Topics in Global and Transnational Studies
Topics in British Literature
Topics in African American Literature
Topics in American Literature
Topics in Poetry
Topics in Fiction
Topics in Global Literatures
Topics in Creative Writing
Topics in Environmental, Nature, and Science Writing
Total Credits18
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