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Morris Campus
Creative Writing Minor for non-English majorsDivision of Humanities - Adm
Division of Humanities
Objectives:
The Creative Writing minor, which combines the study of literature and the practice of creative writing provides students with a strong foundation for developing their craft. Students begin with an introductory class in the techniques of poetry and prose writing and then take at least two other writing classes in the English discipline, at least one of which must be at the advanced level. Writing courses focus on fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and on subtopics such as sports, environmental, and essay writing. Students also take two literature classes: ENGL 1509 (required) and another of the student’s choice.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Up to 4 credits of coursework with a grade of D or D+ may be used to meet the minor requirements.
Courses may not be taken S/N unless offered S/N only. A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the minor to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Required Courses
We strongly recommend that students take Engl 1404 in the classroom and not online.
ENGL 1404 - Topics in Writing: Introduction to Creative Writing
[ART/P]
(2.0 cr)
ENGL 1509W - Literary Studies
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
Writing Courses
At least one of these courses must be a 3000-level course.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
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ENGL 1403W - Sports Literature and Writing
[ART/P]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2106 - Topics in Writing: The Environmental Imagination: Reading and Writing about the Natural World
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2111W - Reading and Writing Fantasy
[ART/P]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2162 - Careers for Writers
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2173 - The Nature Essay: Writing and Reading Creative Non-fiction about the Natural World
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3012 - Advanced Fiction Writing
[ART/P]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3015 - Advanced Poetry
[ART/P]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3032 - Creative Nonfiction Writing
[ART/P]
(4.0 cr)
Literature Course
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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ENGL 1028 - Introduction to Popular Literature: Science Fiction
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 1029 {Inactive}
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 1126 - Introduction to Children's Literature
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 1127 - Science in Literature
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 1205 - Survey of British Literature to the 18th Century
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 1206 - Survey of British Literature from the 18th Century Forward
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 1211 - Survey of American Literature to the Civil War
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 1212 - Survey of American Literature from the Civil War Forward
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2015 - Introduction to Film Studies
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2031 - Gender in Literature and Culture
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 2033 - The Bible and Literature
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 2034 {Inactive}
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 2041 - Introduction to African American Literature
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2059W - Introduction to Shakespeare
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 2411 - Representations of American Indians in Popular and Academic Culture
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
Literature Course - 3000-level
Students who have completed the prerequisites may use one of the following courses to meet the literature course requirement.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
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ENGL 3043 - Medieval Makings of Tolkien's Worlds
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3062 {Inactive}
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3063 {Inactive}
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3064 {Inactive}
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3153 - Gothic Literature
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3154 - 19th-Century British Fiction
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3155 - 20th-Century British Fiction
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3156 - Modern Irish Literature
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3157 - English Renaissance Drama
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3159 - Shakespeare: Studies in the Bard
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3163 - Life in a Medieval City: Literature and Culture in York, 700-1500
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3165 - Seventeenth-Century Revolutions
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3166 - Postcolonial Literature
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3168 - Victorian Literature and Culture
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3171 - The Literature of Creative Nonfiction
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3172 - American Utopian Literature
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3173 - Contemporary British Literature
(4.0 cr)
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ENGL 3175 - Social Justice Biofiction
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3261 - Modern British and American Poetry
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3262 - 20th- and 21st-Century American Poetry: From Modern to Contemporary
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3301 - U.S. Multicultural Literature
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3311 - American Indian Literature
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3312 - World Indigenous Literature and Film
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3331 - African American Literature
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3332 - African American Women Writers
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3522 - Harlem Renaissance
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
Public Reading Participation
Substantive participation in public reading of creative work.
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