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February 10, 2012

Undergraduate Program

Majors

Creative Writing

Note: The requirements listed directly below are for students enrolling in the Creative Writing major in Fall 2009 or later; requirements for those who enrolled in the program prior to Fall 2009 can be found further down on this page.


Artist's accordion bookAt 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.

Major Requirements

(42 semester hours minimum)

Introduction to Creative Writing

This one:

Introduction to Literary Studies

This one:

Contemporary Writing

One of these:

English Capstone

One of these:

Nine additional hours of creative writing at 300- and 400-levels

From these courses:

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.

DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

No more than one 100-level course may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. ENG 440, 450, and 490 MAY count when the topic is appropriate.

1. Two courses in Literature before 1700 (of which no more than one on Shakespeare):

2. Two courses in Literature 1700-1860 (more than one national tradition, i.e., both courses cannot focus on the same national tradition, e.g., British):

British Literature

American Literature

3. Two courses in Literature after 1860 (more than one national tradition, i.e., both courses cannot focus on the same national tradition, e.g., British):

British Literature

American Literature

Other Anglophone Traditions

4. One course in minority, ethnic, or women’s literature:

5. One course in literary genre:

Optional

An elective course, offered in the English Department, may be taken for credit toward major hours but not toward any core or distribution requirements. Courses that cannot count toward major hours include ENG 108, 109, 111, 112, 113. The purpose of this elective is to allow students to take a course in another English program (e.g., literature, linguistics, technical and scientific communication), if desired.


Course requirements for students enrolled in the major prior to Fall 2009:

(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:

B. Courses between 1700 and 1880:

C. Courses after 1880:

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:

B. Unrestricted Courses

Genre

One of these:

Contemporary Writing

One of these:

Issues in Creative Writing

One of these:

Creative Writing

This one:

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:

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: 05/12/09
This information was taken from the Miami Bulletin. Please check the MUB for possible changes in course availability.