Apr 10, 2025

2023-2024 General Catalog

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2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Creative Writing Concentration

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Creative writing is offered in the English Department through both undergraduate and graduate degrees. A master of arts in English with a creative thesis option is available as a 34-unit program, and the bachelor of arts in English with a creative writing emphasis is a 48-unit program. Sequences of courses are available in fiction writing, poetry writing, screen and script writing, and nonfiction writing.

An Introductory Course

Complete one of the following courses Or relevant GE courses and other courses from the School of Arts and Humanities per consultation with a department advisor:

ENGL 160B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
ENGL 207 - Introduction to Creative Writing Unit(s): 3
ENGL 273 - Critical and Creative Readings of Literary Texts Unit(s): 4
ENGL 307 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 318 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 352 - Personal Essay Unit(s): 4

Three 300/400 Level Creative Writing Courses

Complete three of the following courses. Courses must be from at least two of the three different genre groupings listed below (Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction):

Fiction

ENGL 307 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 407 - Advanced Fiction Writing Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 409 - Master Class-Fiction Writing Unit(s): 4

Poetry

ENGL 318 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 418 - Advanced Poetry Writing Unit(s): 4

Nonfiction, Personal Essay, and Select Genres

ENGL 352 - Personal Essay Unit(s): 4
ENGL 430 - Creative Writing: Select Genres Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 475 - Master Class in Nonfiction Unit(s): 4

A Senior Capstone Course

Complete the following course:

ENGL 435 - Directed Writing Unit(s): 2-8

Additional Advanced or Experiential Course

Students who declare minors in a related field may consult with a department advisor for the possibility of waiving or double-counting units in Additional Advanced or Experiential Course.

Complete one or more of the following courses for a total of four units:

ENGL 368 - Small Press Editing: ZAUM Unit(s): 4
ENGL 395 - Community Involvement Program Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 460 - Teaching Assistant in English Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 462 - Research Assistant in English Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 499 - Internship Unit(s): 1-4

Any 400-level Literature Course

ENGL 401 - Introduction to Modern Critical Theory Unit(s): 4
ENGL 402 - Introduction to Digital Humanities Unit(s): 4
ENGL 403 - Contemporary World Literature: Form and Practice Unit(s): 4
ENGL 435 - Directed Writing Unit(s): 2-8
ENGL 439 - Studies in Shakespeare Unit(s): 4
ENGL 448 - Periods in British Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 481 - Studies in British Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 484 - Individual Authors: English Unit(s): 4
ENGL 450 - Periods in American Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 482 - Studies in American Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 483 - Individual Authors: American Unit(s): 4
ENGL 487 - Studies in Rhetoric Unit(s): 4

Any 400-level Creative Writing Course

ENGL 407 - Advanced Fiction Writing Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 409 - Master Class-Fiction Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 418 - Advanced Poetry Writing Unit(s): 4
ENGL 430 - Creative Writing: Select Genres Unit(s): 1-4
ENGL 475 - Master Class in Nonfiction Unit(s): 4

Units

Total units in the Creative Writing concentration: 24

Program Roadmaps

English with a Concentration in Creative Writing, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan

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