Creative Writing, Minor

Minor in Creative Writing (330007M)

The Creative Writing Minor allows students to develop their skills in four areas of writing: Creative Nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and script writing.

Program Contact
Prof. Lisa Rhoades
Professor of Instruction, Department of English
330-972-8556
rhoades@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of The Department of English and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this minor is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Minor in Creative Writing” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the minor to be noted on the student’s record. A minor in Creative Writing may only be awarded at the time a student receives a baccalaureate degree. If a student desires a minor from the same department/school as their major, there is a college requirement for a minimum of nine (9) non-overlapping credits between the minor and the major, as well as between the minor and other minor programs in the department/school. The following English courses are not accepted for any English minors:

Please refer to the University Requirements for Minor Areas of Study for specific graduation information regarding minors.

Summary

Required Courses12
Electives6
Total Hours18

Required Courses

ENGL 457Writers on Writing3
Select two of the following:6
ENGL 276
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENGL 277
Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 278
Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 279
Introduction to Script Writing
Select at least one of the following:3
ENGL 377
Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 378
Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 379
Advanced Script Writing
ENGL 381
Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
Total Hours12

Electives

Select two additional courses in any form of creative writing or literature at the 300 or 400 level 16
ENGL 3xx300-level Creative Writing or Literature Elective
ENGL 4xx400-level Creative Writing or Literature Elective
Total Hours6
1

The following courses taken to fulfill specific requirements in the English major cannot also be used to fulfill the 18 hours requirement in this minor: ENGL 300 Critical Reading & Writing, ENGL 301 English Literature I, ENGL 315 Shakespeare: The Early Plays, ENGL 316 Shakespeare: The Mature Plays, ENGL 341 American Literature I, and one course in world or multicultural literature.