Creative Writing is the fastest-growing emphasis and minor in the English Department. The program requires an introductory course previewing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama; three intermediate workshop/survey courses; one advanced workshop in the genre of your choice; and craft, theory, and history electives. A student who completes this program will generate and revise writing in varied genres, and will practice close reading, written and verbal analysis, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration, innovation, organizational and research skills, and the processes that lead to publication. The emphasis requires attention to and respect for history, humanity, and diverse personalities, cultures, and communities. It demands engagement with that most basic human power, the imagination, in such a way that students reach others, expand their innate talents, and prepare to fulfill their creative ambitions.
As do all graduates of the Department of English and Literature, creative writers will demonstrate, via portfolio, development in critical reading, critical thinking, cultural awareness, and multimodal written and verbal communication; become qualified to apply competitively for positions in graduate and other professional schools, teaching, or other professions requiring creative and innovative writing skills; and otherwise prepare themselves for a future in which critical thinking, awareness of multi-modal texts and communication, and humanistic sensibilities are paramount.
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