English A.B. - Creative Writing Concentration

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a concentration in Creative Writing requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required Courses: 8 sh

ENG 213INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 496SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 070SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

0 sh

Choose two intermediate creative writing courses from the following: 8 sh

ENG 315INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 316INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

4 sh

ENG 317INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION

4 sh

Choose two English courses from the following: 8 sh

ENG 366CONTEMPORARY WRITERS

4 sh

ENG 413ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 414SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 416TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY

4 sh

ENG 200-400-LEVEL ENGLISH ELECTIVE

4 sh

*ENG 413 and ENG 414 may be taken more than once for credit but may be applied to the English major only once.

Choose one ENG literature course: 4 sh

Choose one ENG or PWR writing course elective from the following: 4 sh

PWR 211PUBLISHING AND EDITING I

4 sh

PWR 212MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I

4 sh

ENG 214CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING

4 sh

PWR 215PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 217PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO

4 sh

ENG 219WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

PWR 297WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh

PWR 304UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 311PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 312MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

PWR 313SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

ENG 315INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 316INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

4 sh

ENG 317INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION

4 sh

ENG 319WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

PWR 321WRITING GRANTS

4 sh

PWR 322WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

PWR 323WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

ENG 368MEDIA STORM

4 sh

ENG 413ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 414SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING

4 sh

ENG 416TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE COMMUNITY

4 sh

Requirements outside the creative writing concentration 12 sh

  • Choose one ENG literature course 4 sh
  • Choose one ENG language course 4sh
  • Choose one additional ENG literature course, ENG language course, or ENG writing course outside the CWR concentration (ENG/PWR double majors may choose an additional PWR writing course to fulfill this requirement) 4sh

ENG literature courses

ENG 220LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS

4 sh

ENG 221BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800

4 sh

ENG 222BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

ENG 223AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865

4 sh

ENG 224AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 232LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA

4 sh

ENG 233THE BEAT GENERATION

4 sh

ENG 234HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM

4 sh

ENG 236AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

4 sh

ENG 237CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 238AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 239AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

ENG 248ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 255TOPICS IN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 258MODERN DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 259LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

ENG 260LITERATURE AND THE LAW

4 sh

ENG 266LITERATURE OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL

4 sh

ENG 320LITERARY PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS

4 sh

ENG 321CLASSICAL LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 322MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 323RENAISSANCE LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 329THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

4 sh

ENG 330APPALACHIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 331WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 332LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH

4 sh

ENG 333WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES

4 sh

ENG 334NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 335LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

ENG 336PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 338AFRICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 339AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

ENG 342SHAKESPEARE

4 sh

ENG 346MAJOR AUTHORS

4 sh

ENG 349MAJOR COMPARATIVE AUTHORS

4 sh

ENG 351THE NOVEL

4 sh

ENG 352DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 353POETRY

4 sh

ENG 354THE SHORT STORY

4 sh

ENG 355SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES

4 sh

ENG 356NONFICTION

4 sh

ENG 358SPECIAL TOPICS IN DRAMA

4 sh

ENG 359AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS

4 sh

ENG 363TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS

4 sh

ENG 365SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES

4 sh

ENG 385MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 399YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 495SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG language courses

ENG 204LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY

4 sh

ENG 205GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 301INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

4 sh

ENG 302HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

4 sh

ENG 305AMERICAN ENGLISH

4 sh

ENG 306TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

ENG or PWR writing courses outside the CWR concentration:

PWR 211PUBLISHING AND EDITING I

4 sh

PWR 212MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I

4 sh

PWR 215PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 217PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO

4 sh

ENG 219WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

PWR 297WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh

PWR 304UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC

4 sh

PWR 311PUBLISHING AND EDITING II

4 sh

PWR 312MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II

4 sh

PWR 313SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

4 sh

ENG 319WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

PWR 321WRITING GRANTS

4 sh

PWR 322WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

PWR 323WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh

ENG 368MEDIA STORM

4 sh

Double Concentrations and Double Majors

Students are encouraged to pursue a double concentration to study the interconnectedness of writing and reading literature (literature/creative writing) or a double major in English to combine liberal arts and pre-professional training (ENG/PWR). Completing a dual concentration or double major in English requires a capstone experience in each area. For more information, see your English or PWR major advisor or the English department chair.

Total Credit Hours: 44

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