English A.B. - Creative Writing Concentration
Chair: Associate Professor Proudfit
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 2130 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 sh |
ENG 4971 | Senior Seminar: Creative Writing | 4 sh |
ENG 0070 | Senior Comprehensive Evaluation | 0 sh |
Choose two intermediate creative writing courses from the following: 8 sh
ENG 3150 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 4 sh |
ENG 3160 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry | 4 sh |
ENG 3170 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction | 4 sh |
Choose two English courses from the following: 8 sh
ENG 3660 | Contemporary Writers | 4 sh |
ENG 4130 | Advanced Creative Writing | 4 sh |
ENG 4160 | Teaching Creative Writing in the Community | 4 sh |
ENG | 2000-4000-LEVEL ENGLISH ELECTIVE | 4 sh |
*ENG 4130 and ENG 4160 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 2130 | PUBLISHING AND EDITING I | 4 sh |
PWR 2120 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I | 4 sh |
ENG 2140 | Creative Writing: Poetry Reading/Writing | 4 sh |
PWR 2110 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
PWR 2100 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO | 4 sh |
ENG 2090 | Writing Studies Survey | 4 sh |
PWR 2170 | WRITING AS INQUIRY | 4 sh |
PWR 3110 | UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC | 4 sh |
PWR 3130 | PUBLISHING AND EDITING II | 4 sh |
PWR 3120 | MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II | 4 sh |
PWR 3190 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC | 4 sh |
ENG 3150 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 4 sh |
ENG 3160 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry | 4 sh |
ENG 3170 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction | 4 sh |
ENG 3090 | Writing Center Workshop | 4 sh |
PWR 3210 | WRITING GRANTS | 4 sh |
PWR 3220 | WRITING SCIENCE | 4 sh |
PWR 3230 | WRITING CIVIC ACTION | 4 sh |
ENG 3910 | Media Storm | 4 sh |
ENG 4130 | Advanced Creative Writing | 4 sh |
ENG 4160 | Teaching 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 language courses
ENG 2040 | Language in Society | 4 sh |
ENG 2050 | Grammar | 4 sh |
ENG 3010 | Introduction to Linguistics | 4 sh |
ENG 3020 | History of the English Language | 4 sh |
ENG 3050 | American English | 4 sh |
ENG 3060 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Theory and Practice | 4 sh |
ENG or PWR writing courses outside the CWR concentration:
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