Nov 21, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

English Major, Creative Writing Emphasis, B.A./B.S.

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College of Liberal Arts >> English

42 hours; 2.0 major GPA required

Creative writing programs at the University of Southern Indiana provide focused coursework for students interested in writing poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, pllaywriting and screen writing. Creative writing faculty are published writers committed to undergraduate writing excellence and their craft.

Creative writing students and faculty form an exciting leterary community, which offers many opportunities to get involved, like the Student Writers Union, FishHook (a student literary magazine), Southern Indiana Review (a national bi-annual literary journal) and the Southern Indiana Reading Series.

The English department offers a major in English with a creative writing emphasis as well as a minor in Creative Writing.

English Major

Notes: (1) English majors are normally expected to use HUM 241 - The Humanistic Tradition in Literature I or HUM 242 - The Humanistic Tradition in Literature II to fulfill Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Cultures in Core 39. (2) ENG 101 and ENG 201 do not fulfill any requirements for any major or minor in English or English Teaching.

English Courses (21 hours)

Shared English Core (12 hours)

All English and English Teaching majors are required to complete a 12-hour shared core of courses:

ENG 205 - Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading Credits: 3
ENG 255 - Introduction to British Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 265 - Introduction to American Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 301 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3

Shared English Electives (9 hours)

All English and English Teaching majors are required to complete 9 hours of shared electives at the 300- and 400-level:

English Language (3 hours) Selected From

ENG 314 - Approaches to Grammar Credits: 3
ENG 417 - History of English Languages Credits: 3

Theory (3 hours) Selected From

ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory Credits: 3
ENG 415 - History of Rhetoric Credits: 3
ENG 416 - Contemporary Issues in Rhetoric Credits: 3
ENG 448 - Literary Criticism and Theory Credits: 3

World and Multicultural Literature (3 hours) Selected From

ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America Credits: 3
ENG 331 - African American Literature Credits: 3
ENG 371 - Non-Western World Literature Credits: 3
ENG 372 - Western World Literature Credits: 3
ENG 375 - Modern Canadian Literature Credits: 3
ENG 386 - World Mythology Credits: 3

Creative Writing Emphasis (21 hours)

Required Courses (9 hours)

ENG 302 - Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENG 402 - Advanced Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENG 491 - The Writer at Work Credits: 3

Directed Electives (12 hours)

At the 300- and 400-level as follows:

Choose One of the Following (3 hours)

ENG 303 - Poetry Workshop Credits: 3
ENG 304 - Fiction Workshop Credits: 3

Choose One of the Following (3 hours)

ENG 305 - Creative Non-Fiction Workshop Credits: 3
ENG 307 - Screenwriting Workshop Credits: 3
ENG 361 - Playwriting Credits: 3

Choose One of the Following (3 hours)

ENG 432 - Twentieth-Century Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 437 - Contemporary Fiction Credits: 3

Choose One of the Following (3 hours)

ENG 449 - Major Author Credits: 3
ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Credits: 3
ENG 453 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances Credits: 3