Certificate in Creative Writing
Any undergraduate, regardless of the major field of study, may earn a bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) with a Certificate in Creative Writing noted on the transcript by fulfilling these requirements.
Three of the following seminars in Creative Writing
- Writ 205: Creative Writing: PoetryWrit 206: Creative Writing: Fiction
- Writ 207: Creative Writing: PlaywritingWrit 305: Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
- Writ 306: Advanced Creative Writing: FictionWrit 307: Advanced Creative Writing: Playwriting
- Writ 413: Creative Writing: The Song Lyric
One designated course in literature
English majors must present a single literature course offered through a department of classical or modern languages that has the prior approval of the Director of the Certificate in Creative Writing. Courses designated Engl may not be used. The course may be either in the original language or in translation; if the course is in the original language, the course must surpass the minimal standards of the General Distribution Requirements.
For non-English majors the course must be in twentieth-century or post-twentieth-century literature, selected from among the following
- Engl 381: Modern British PoetryEngl 382: Modern British Fiction, 1900-1930
- Engl 383: Contemporary British Fiction, 1930-presentEngl 386: Joyce
- Engl 390: Modern DramaEngl 391: Modern American Poetry
- Engl 392: Modern American FictionEngl 393: Faulkner
- Engl 394: Literature of the American SouthEngl 395: African American Literature
- Engl 397: Contemporary American FictionEngl 398: Contemporary American Poetry
- Engl 399: World Literature in English
A Capstone Project
The Capstone Project could be a sheaf of poems or short stories, a more substantial single piece of fiction such as a novella, or a one-act play. Students must present the Capstone Project in the third Creative Writing seminar taken, demonstrating thereby their mastery within and critical self-consciousness regarding a particular genre.
