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 213	INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh
ENG 496	SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh

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

ENG 315	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION	4 sh
ENG 316	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY	4 sh
ENG 317	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION	4 sh

Choose two English courses from the following: 8 sh

ENG 366	CONTEMPORARY WRITERS	4 sh
ENG 413	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh
ENG 414	SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh
ENG 416	TEACHING 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 211	PUBLISHING AND EDITING I	4 sh
PWR 212	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I	4 sh
ENG 214	CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING	4 sh
PWR 215	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 217	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO	4 sh
ENG 219	WRITING STUDIES SURVEY	4 sh
PWR 297	WRITING AS INQUIRY	4 sh
PWR 304	UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 311	PUBLISHING AND EDITING II	4 sh
PWR 312	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II	4 sh
PWR 313	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
ENG 315	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION	4 sh
ENG 316	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY	4 sh
ENG 317	INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION	4 sh
ENG 319	WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP	4 sh
PWR 321	WRITING GRANTS	4 sh
PWR 322	WRITING SCIENCE	4 sh
PWR 323	WRITING CIVIC ACTION	4 sh
ENG 368	MEDIA STORM	4 sh
ENG 413	ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh
ENG 414	SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING	4 sh
ENG 416	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 220	LITERARY STUDIES: THEORIES AND METHODS	4 sh
ENG 221	BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800	4 sh
ENG 222	BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800	4 sh
ENG 223	AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865	4 sh
ENG 224	AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865	4 sh
ENG 232	LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA	4 sh
ENG 233	THE BEAT GENERATION
ENG 234	HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM	4 sh
ENG 236	AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS	4 sh
ENG 237	CARIBBEAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 238	AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945	4 sh
ENG 239	AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945	4 sh
ENG 248	ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 250	INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 255	TOPICS IN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 258	MODERN DRAMA	4 sh
ENG 259	LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST	4 sh
ENG 260	LITERATURE AND THE LAW	4 sh
ENG 266	LITERATURE OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL	4 sh
ENG 320	LITERARY PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS	4 sh
ENG 321	CLASSICAL LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 322	MEDIEVAL LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 323	RENAISSANCE LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 329	THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE	4 sh
ENG 330	APPALACHIAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 331	WORLD LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 332	LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH	4 sh
ENG 333	WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES	4 sh
ENG 334	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 335	LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE	4 sh
ENG 336	PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES	4 sh
ENG 337	ASIAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 338	AFRICAN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 339	AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS	4 sh
ENG 342	SHAKESPEARE	4 sh
ENG 346	MAJOR AUTHORS	4 sh
ENG 349	MAJOR COMPARATIVE AUTHORS	4 sh
ENG 351	THE NOVEL	4 sh
ENG 352	DRAMA	4 sh
ENG 353	POETRY	4 sh
ENG 354	THE SHORT STORY	4 sh
ENG 355	SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES	4 sh
ENG 356	NONFICTION	4 sh
ENG 358	SPECIAL TOPICS IN DRAMA	4 sh
ENG 359	AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS	4 sh
ENG 363	TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS	4 sh
ENG 365	SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES	4 sh
ENG 385	MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 399	YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE	4 sh
ENG 495	SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE	4 sh

ENG language courses

ENG 204	LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY	4 sh
ENG 205	GRAMMAR	4 sh
ENG 301	INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS	4 sh
ENG 302	HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE	4 sh
ENG 305	AMERICAN ENGLISH	4 sh
ENG 306	TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE	4 sh

ENG or PWR writing courses outside the CWR concentration:

PWR 211	PUBLISHING AND EDITING I	4 sh
PWR 212	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS I	4 sh
PWR 215	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 217	PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIO	4 sh
ENG 219	WRITING STUDIES SURVEY	4 sh
PWR 297	WRITING AS INQUIRY	4 sh
PWR 304	UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC	4 sh
PWR 311	PUBLISHING AND EDITING II	4 sh
PWR 312	MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS II	4 sh
PWR 313	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC	4 sh
ENG 319	WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP	4 sh
PWR 321	WRITING GRANTS	4 sh
PWR 322	WRITING SCIENCE	4 sh
PWR 323	WRITING CIVIC ACTION	4 sh
ENG 368	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