Writing Emphasis courses

Creative Writing and Composition Courses

(old English major, pre AUT 2005)

Student who entered the English major prior to AUT 2005 and who elected the Writing Emphasis were required to take 25 credits in creative writing and composition courses, with at least 15 credits completed at the upper-division level (classes numbered 300-400). The upper division classes were required to be in at least two different forms, as noted below.

Expository Writing

ENGL 281 (Intermediate Expository Writing)
ENGL 381 (Advanced Expository Writing)
ENGL 481 (Special Studies in Expository Writing)

Verse Writing

ENGL 283 (Beginning Verse Writing)
ENGL 383 (Intermediate Verse Writing); may be taken twice for credit. (Prerequisite: ENGL 283)
ENGL 483 (Advanced Verse Writing); may be taken three times for credit.(Prerequisite: ENGL 383 and writing sample)

Short Story Writing

ENGL 284 (Beginning Short Story Writing)
ENGL 384 (Intermediate Short Story Writing); may be taken twice for credit. (Prerequisite: ENGL 284)
ENGL 484 (Advanced Short Story Writing); may be taken twice for credit. (Prerequisite: ENGL 384 and writing sample)

Novel Writing

ENGL 485 (Novel Writing); may be taken three times for credit. (Prerequisite: ENGL 384 or 484 and writing sample)

Playwriting

ENGL 486 (Playwriting); may be taken twice for credit.

Screenwriting

ENGL 487 (Screenwriting); usual prerequisite: intermediate or advanced short story or novel writing.