Creative Writing Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the English Department.

This minor helps students gain expertise in the field of creative writing. Students are exposed to craft mechanics, workshop mechanics, editing practices, publishing practices, reading practices, and a wide range of contemporary writing and professionalizaion opportunities. Students also have the ability to explore a genre of their choice in depth.

A student may not minor in creative writing if they major in English, B.A. Creative Writing Concentration .

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least 9 credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Complete the Following:

ENGL 351 - Creative Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 417 - Writer’s Craft 4 Hour(s) Credit

Literature Course

Note: Certain courses below may also fulfill a General Education requirement.

Complete 1 course from the following:

ENGL 221 - Literature and Film 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 250 - Understanding Poetry (Genre) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 251 - The Art of The Drama (Genre) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 252 - Aspects of The Novel (Genre) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 253 - The Short Story (Genre) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 254 - Satire (Genre) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 255 - African-American Short Story 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 256 - Latina/o Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 257 - Introduction to Multiethnic U.S. Literatures 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 258 - American Women Writers of Color 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 300 - Studies in English Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 317 - German Short Stories 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 318 - Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 335 - Gothic Fiction 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 338 - Literature of the Queer 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 341 - The Bible as Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 342 - Women in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 344 - Literature of a Decade 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 345 - Science Fiction 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 348 - Nature in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 349 - Norse Literature in Translation 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 356 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 357 - British Literature II: 1800-Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 363 - World Literature I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 364 - World Literature II 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 365 - Literature of the Global South 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 369 - Global Literature and Justice 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 371 - Topics in Latina/o Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 377 - Introduction to African Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 378 - Literature of the African Diaspora 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 379 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 380 - American Literature I: Beginnings to 1860 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 381 - American Literature II: 1860-Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 382 - African-American Literature I 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 383 - African-American Literature II 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 384 - Native American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 388 - American Drama 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 399 - International Studies in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 410 - Individual Authors 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 411 - Chaucer’s Visions and Voyages 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 412 - Milton’s Angels and Demons 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 413 - Shakespeare 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 453 - Modern Poetry 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 461 - Feminist Literature and Theory 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 469 - Topics in Global South Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 470 - Topics in African-American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 471 - Medieval English Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 472 - Literature of the British Renaissance 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 473 - Restoration and 18th Century Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 474 - Romantic Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 475 - Victorian Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 476 - British Novel I: Beginnings To 1837 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 477 - British Novel II: 1837 to the Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 479 - Contemporary Trends in British Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 480 - Colonial American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 481 - The American Renaissance 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 482 - American Realism and Naturalism (1865-1925) 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 483 - American Southern Writers: Modern to Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 484 - American Novel I: Beginnings to 1900 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 485 - American Novel II: 1900 to the Present 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 488 - Contemporary Trends in American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 489 - Topics in Native American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

Creative Writing Minor

Checklist

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Minor Requirements

Complete the Following:

Literature Course

Complete 1 course from the following:

Workshop Course

Complete 1 course from the following:

Topics Course

Complete 1 course from the following: