Undergraduate Program
Majors
Creative Writing
At the heart of the creative writing major are four writing courses, which progress through
the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels.
The introductory course engages students in the writing of both fiction and poetry; students subsequently choose between intermediate courses and advanced workshops devoted to each genre. A three-course sequence in theory and practice creates opportunities for cohesion and integration, and the capstone examines theoretical issues in the writing of fiction or poetry, grounds the discussion in the reading of work which takes up those issues, and then asks students to respond through their own writing.
The Creative Writing major was revised in 2003. The Pre- and Post-2003 major requirements are listed below.
2003 and beyond: Major Requirements
(36 semester hours)
Prerequisite Literature Courses
Both of these:
Note: These courses must be taken either before or coincident with 300-level writing courses in the same genre.
British Literature Courses
One course from each of the three groups below:
A. Courses before 1700:
- ENG 327 Medieval Literature (3)
- ENG 328 The Renaissance (3)
- ENG 331 17th Century British Literature (3)
- ENG 334 English Literature of the Restoration (3)
- ENG 372 Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: The Early Period (3)
- ENG 373 Shakespeare’s Principal Plays: The Later Period (3)
B. Courses between 1700 and 1880:
- ENG 335 English Literature of the 18th Century (3)
- ENG 339 Writers of the Early Romantic Period (3)
- ENG 342 Writers of the Later Romantic Period (3)
- ENG 343 Early Victorian Period (3)
C. Courses after 1880:
- ENG 344 Later Victorian Period (3)
- ENG 345 British Modernism (3)
- ENG 346 Modern English and American Drama (3)
- ENG 347 Postwar/Postcolonial British Literature (3)
Note: Major Writers courses (ENG 440) and Special Topics courses (ENG 490) may be used to fulfill a British literature requirement when the course meets the historical period requirements.
American Literature Courses
One course from each group below:
A. Courses before 1900:
- ENG 336 African American Writing 1746-1877 (3)
- ENG 349 Colonial and Early National American Literature (3)
- ENG 352 American Lit 1810-1865 (3)
- ENG 353 American Lit 1865-1914 (3)
B. Unrestricted Courses
- Any 300-level American Literature course (3)
- ENG 440 or ENG 490, when topic is American Literature (3)
Genre
One of these:
- ENG 231 The Short Story (3)
- ENG 259 Modern World Novel (3)
- ENG 261 Modern Drama (3)
- ENG 281 The English Novel (3)
- ENG 282 American Fiction (3)
- ENG 283 Modern Poetry (3)
Contemporary Writing
One of these:
Issues in Creative Writing
One of these:
Creative Writing
This one:
- ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
Note: ENG 226 is the prerequisite for the 300-level courses.
Nine additional hours of creative writing at 300- and 400-levels, from these courses:
- ENG 320 Creative Writing: Short Story (3)
- ENG 321 Creative Writing: Literary Marketplace (3)
- ENG 330 Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
- ENG 420 Advanced Undergraduate Fiction Workshop (3)
- ENG 422 Creative Writing: Screenwriting (3)
- ENG 430 Advanced Undergraduate Poetry Workshop (3)
Note: (1) ENG 320 is the prerequisite for ENG 420; ENG 330 is the prerequisite for ENG 430. Students must take an intermediate and advanced course in the same genre, poetry or fiction. (2) Courses may be taken a second time. Repeat credits will not count toward the major requirement of nine (9) hours of creative writing courses, but will count toward the 128 hours required for a degree.
Note: 12/17/07
This information was taken from the Miami Bulletin. Please check the
MUB for possible changes in course availabilty.
Pre-2003 Major Requirements
1. ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry (3).
226 is the prerequisite for the 300-level courses.
2. Creative Writing Courses.
Choose 9 hours from the following:
- ENG 320 Creative Writing: Short Story (3)
- ENG 330 Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
- ENG 420 Seminar in Prose Writing (3)
- ENG 430 Seminar in Poetry Writing (3)
ENG 320 is the prerequisite for ENG 420; ENG 330 is the prerequisite for 430. Poetry and fiction courses should be taken in sequence. The 400-level courses may be taken twice, with any instructor.
3. Surveys of British Literature.
Both of these:
- ENG 131 Life and Thought in English Literature (3)
- ENG 132 Life and Thought in English Literature (3)
4.Upper-level course in British Literature.
Choose 3 hours from the following:
- ENG 327 Medieval Literature (3)
- ENG 328 The Renaissance: Non-dramatic Literature (3)
- ENG 331 17th-Century British Literature (3)
- ENG 334 English Literature of the Restoration (3)
- ENG 335 English Literature of the l8th Century (3)
- ENG 339 Writers of the Early Romantic Period (3)
- ENG 342 Writers of the Later Romantic Period (3)
- ENG 343 Literature of the Early Victorian Period (3)
- ENG 344 Literature of the Later Victorian Period (3)
- ENG 345 British Modernism (3)
- ENG 347 Postwar and Post-Colonial British Literature (3)
- ENG 372 Shakespeare’s Principal Plays:The Early Period (3)
- ENG 373 Shakespeare’s Principal Plays:The Later Period (3)
5. American Literature Courses.
Choose 6 hours from the following:
- ENG 349 Colonial and Early National American Literature (3)
- ENG 352 American Literature, 1810-1865 (3)
- ENG 353 American Literature, 1865-1914 (3)
- ENG 354 American Literature, 1914-1945 (3)
- ENG 355 American Literature, 1945-Present (3)
6. Genre Courses.
Choose 3 hours from the following:
6. ENG 310 Contemporary Writing for Creative Writers (3)
7. ENG 460 Capstone in Creative Writing: Issues in Creative Writing (3).
- ENG 320 or 330 is the prerequisite for ENG 460.
8. Related Courses.
Two courses (6-8 hours) in a foreign language literature (above 202-level), either in the original language or in translation. These courses must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor on a form available in 356 Bachelor Hall.