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Creative Writing Option

Hemingway's Study. Photo by Mark Fitch

The language must be careful and must appear effortless. It must not sweat. It must suggest and be provocative at the same time

--Toni Morrison 

B.A. in Professional Writing (48 SH)
Creative Writing Option
Effective Fall 2007


Core (12 SH)
WRT 171W: Craft of Writing I: Conversations with Predecessors 3
WRT 172W: Craft of Writing II: Conversations with Contemporaries 3
WRT 273W: Craft of Writing III: Writing Identity 3
WRT 274W: Craft of Writing IV: Form and Inspiration 3


Genre Workshops (14 SH)
5 writing courses from among the 6 creative writing workshops & WRT 219W: Writers' Toolbox, WRT 271W: Human Interest Writing, WRT 339W: The Creative Essay, WRT
462: The Book: From Writing to Publishing, and WRT 490: Internship.
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Required Upper-Level Courses (16 SH)
LNG 317: Linguistics or LNG 320: Modern English Grammar 3
WRT 333W: The Editorial Environment 3
WRT 373W: Editing and Copyediting 3
WRT 442W: Publication Design and Development 4
WRT 465W: Thesis Project 3


Menu Courses (6 SH)
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Writing Portfolio Requirement Met: Yes___ No____