English Creative Writing Minor

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Total required credit hours: 18
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MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 hrs)

Note: Literary Studies majors may double count all courses toward the Creative Writing minor, but must take one Advanced Creative Writing course in their fulfillment of the Creative Writing Elective requirement.

English Creative Writing Foundation

ENGL 1155 - Special Topics in Writing and Literature - Writing Intensive
ENGL 1160 - Creative Writing Across the Genres
ENGL 1199 - English Symposium

Reading

Choose one course from the following:

ENGL 1170 - Reading Poetry
ENGL 1171 - Reading Fiction
ENGL 1172 - Reading Essays
ENGL 1173 - Reading Plays

Literature Cultures & Contexts

Choose one course from the following:

ENGL 2210 - Studies in British Literatures Before 1700
ENGL 2215 - Studies in British Literatures 1700-1900
ENGL 2220 - Studies in British Literature After 1900
ENGL 2230 - Reading and Writing in African-American Literatures - Writing Intensive
ENGL 2231 - Reading and Writing in Women’s Literatures - Writing Intensive
ENGL 2232 - Reading and Writing in Diverse Literary Cultures - Writing Intensive
ENGL 2233 - Reading and Writing in World Literatures - Writing Intensive
ENGL 2234 - Reading and Writing in LGBTQ Literatures - Writing Intensive
ENGL 2250 - Studies in American Literatures Before 1900
ENGL 2255 - Studies in American Literatures After 1900

Creative Writing Elective

Choose two courses from the following:

ENGL 2260 - Intermediate Poetry Writing
ENGL 2261 - Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGL 2262 - Intermediate Essay Writing
ENGL 2263 - Intermediate Playwriting
ENGL 3310 - Advanced Poetry Writing - Writing Intensive
ENGL 3311 - Advanced Fiction Writing - Writing Intensive
ENGL 3312 - Advanced Essay Writing - Writing Intensive
ENGL 3313 - Advanced Playwriting - Writing Intensive
ENGL 3360 - Special Topics in Creative Writing - Writing Intensive

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

At least 5 hrs in an Otterbein classroom or through an approved-off campus study program.

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