Creative Writing, B.A.

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Department Information

Minimum credits required: 45

Foundational Writing and Literature Courses: 6 credits

Workshops in Creative Writing: 9 credits

ENG 233F - Workshop in Creative Writing, 3 credit hours : Fiction
ENG 233F - Workshop in Creative Writing, 3 credit hours : Playwriting
ENG 233F - Workshop in Creative Writing, 3 credit hours : Poetry

Historical Surveys: 9 credits (3 of the following courses)

Workshops in Advanced Creative Writing: 6 credits

Advanced Studies in Literature: 12 credits (4 courses)

Note:

ENG 316(I,D) , ENG 328(I,D,X) , ENG 335I , ENG 336(I,D) are not individual courses; they are inclusive categories of courses. For example, there is no course called ENG 328(I,D,X) Major Authors. Rather, there is ENG 328I Chaucer, ENG 328I Shakespeare, etc. There is no requirement to take one of each number (for example, one 316, one 328, etc.).

ENG 308 , Nature Writing, may be substituted for one 300-level literature course listed above.

Seminar in Creative Writing: 3 credits

ENG 450 - Seminar in Creative Writing, 3 credit hours

Note:

With the exception of ENG 131 exemptions as determined by the English Department and transfer credits proven by documentation to be course equivalents for any but not more than one ENG 233F: Workshop in Creative Writing , no prerequisites and requirements for the Creative Writing major or minor may be waived or adjusted.

A student may not combine the major or minor in Creative Writing with a major or minor in English.

English AYA Licensure

These requirements are explained under the School of Education . Students who wish to teach English in Ohio schools should check with the School of Education for further explanation of these requirements.