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 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 2900	LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS	4 sh
ENG 2210	BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800	4 sh
ENG 2220	BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800	4 sh
ENG 2230	AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865	4 sh
ENG 2240	AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865	4 sh
ENG 2320	LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA	4 sh
ENG 2330	THE BEAT GENERATION	4 sh
ENG 2360	AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS	4 sh
ENG 2340	CARIBBEAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 2250	AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945	4 sh
ENG 2260	AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945	4 sh
ENG 2350	ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 2580	MODERN DRAMA	4 sh
ENG 2590	LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST	4 sh
ENG 2600	LITERATURE AND THE LAW	4 sh
ENG 3200	CLASSICAL LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3210	RENAISSANCE LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3300	THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE	4 sh
ENG 3310	APPALACHIAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3800	ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3320	LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH	4 sh
ENG 3920	WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES	4 sh
ENG 3340	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3810	LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE	4 sh
ENG 3301	PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES	4 sh
ENG 3820	POSTCOLONIAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND GLOBALIZATION	4 sh
ENG 3830	AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3330	AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS	4 sh
ENG 3420	SHAKESPEARE	4 sh
ENG 3510	THE NOVEL	4 sh
ENG 3520	DRAMA	4 sh
ENG 3530	POETRY	4 sh
ENG 3540	THE SHORT STORY	4 sh
ENG 3560	NONFICTION	4 sh
ENG 3590	AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS	4 sh
ENG 3900	TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS	4 sh
ENG 3840	MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 3580	YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 4970	SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE	4 sh

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:

PWR 2130	PUBLISHING AND EDITING I	4 sh
PWR 2120	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I	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 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

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