Csu creative writing

Creative writing concentration builds on departmental strengths in the writing of prose and poetry, as well as the writing of literary nonfiction. It is designed for students who wish to combine the study of creative writing with the study of literature.

Detailed information about requirements and courses for the creative writing concentration is found addition to the common requirements for the english major, students pursuing the creative writing concentration take the following courses:Lower or upper division elective course. Lit after ry iii literature electives: breakthroughs: ideological, radical, cultural, ry iv: genre electives: two courses in writing, literature, or ve writing advising check sheet [pdf].

Topics courses in creative following course descriptions are taken from recent issues of the rambler, the department’s student newsletter. They describe some of the topics courses (courses not regularly offered) taken by students in the creative writing class has a double focus.

Half is reading nature writing: we’ll read some of the more interesting and powerful contemporary nonfiction writers about nature and the environment, and we’ll talk about what they’re doing with their texts, how they do it, and what issues their work deals with and raises. The other half is writing nature writing: we’ll experiment with kinds of nature and environmental writing ourselves, work on style, organization, effectiveness, complexity, and so on, and share our work as a class.

Much, but not all, of your writing will be in the form of a journal about a local “natural” place; we’ll probably read the equivalent of one book every two weeks. Beat generation shared experiences, poetics, cultural milieu, and historical pressures made beat generation writing a movement?

Topics in literature and language: women’s prison course will offer students opportunities to consider alternative sites for literacy and language development through a focus on women’s writings composed in prison and other sites of confinement. We will engage the following kinds of questions: what is women’s prison writing, and when does such writing become literature?

Through cultural/historical lens, we will study works deemed “literature” by the academy (and other cultural arts bodies) as well as writings that depend upon less conventional means of circulation. This course may fulfill the category ii distribution requirement for teaching certification majors ms, degrees, and student e from the te center for diversity & faculty sional es & ting your & antship of fine arts (mfa) in creative department of english is home to poets and linguists, literacy researchers and teacher educators, novelists and literary scholars, composition specialists and writers of creative of fine arts (mfa) in creative t your department representative or request more program out department requirements and resources from your department’s you’re ready to take the leap, start your work, credit requirements, and more information is available in the colorado state university general catalog.

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Students in the creative writing concentration also take a wide variety of literature classes, which prepare them to be writers by schooling them in literary traditions and styles. An internship program for all english majors offers creative writing students writing and research positions that may lead to employment.

In addition, the creative writing program runs a vibrant reading series that gives students the chance to meet visiting ive fall 2015 for graduation, an english major must attain a minimum grade point average of 2. Freshmanaucccreditsco 150college composition (gt-co2)1a3e 240introduction to poetry 3spcm 200public speaking 3arts and humanities13b6biological and physical sciences3a7mathematics1b3electives 5 total credits 30sophomore e 210beginning creative writing 3e 270introduction to american literature (gt-ah2)3b3select one from the following: 3e 276survey of british literature i (gt-ah2)3b e 277survey of british literature ii (gt-ah2)3b english elective 3philosophy2 3liberal arts/history elective3 3global and cultural awareness3e3historical perspectives3d3social and behavioral sciences3c3elective 3 total credits 30junior select one course from the following: 3co 300writing arguments (gt-co3)2 co 301awriting in the disciplines: arts and humanities (gt-co3)2 co 301bwriting in the disciplines: sciences (gt-co3)2 co 301cwriting in the disciplines: social sciences (gt-co3)2 co 301dwriting in the disciplines: education (gt-co3)2 select one course from the following: 3e 311aintermediate creative writing: fiction  e 311bintermediate creative writing: poetry  e 311cintermediate creative writing: nonfiction  e 341literary criticism and theory4a,4b3second field4 3upper-division english/composition5 6electives 12 total credits 30senior select one course from the following:6 3e 412acreative writing workshop: fiction  e 412bcreative writing workshop: poetry  e 412ccreative writing workshop: nonfiction  select one course from the following: 3e 460chaucer4c e 465topics in literature and language4c e 470individual author4c second field4 9upper-division english/composition5 12elective 3 total credits 30 program total credits: 120 1excludes e subject code courses.

Department requires creative writing concentrators to take 18 credits of upper-division e and/or co courses: 3 credits must be in literatures of the british isles before 1830 or in american or european literatures before 1900; 3 credits must be in literatures of the british isles after 1830 or in american or european literatures after 1900; 3 credits must be in breakthroughs (ideological, racial, cultural, gendered), and 3 credits must be in a genre course. Total credits   15sophomoresemester 3criticalrecommendedaucccreditse 210beginning creative writing x 3e 270introduction to american literature (gt-ah2) x3b3global and cultural awareness  3e3social and behavioral sciences  3c3liberal arts/history elective (select from aucc 3d or department checksheet)   3 total credits   15semester 4criticalrecommendedaucccreditsselect one course from the following:   3e 276survey of british literature i (gt-ah2)x 3b e 277survey of british literature ii (gt-ah2)x 3b historical perspectives  3d3philosophy course (select from department checksheet)   3english elective   3elective   3aucc 3a (biological and physical sciences), aucc 3b (arts and humanities), aucc 3c (social and behavioral sciences), e 210, e 240, e 270 must be completed by the end of semester 4.

Total credits   15juniorsemester 5criticalrecommendedaucccreditsselect one course from the following:   3e 311aintermediate creative writing: fiction x  e 311bintermediate creative writing: poetry x  e 311cintermediate creative writing: nonfiction x  e 341literary criticism and theory x4a,4b3upper-division english/composition course (see footnote on concentration requirements tab)   3electives   6 total credits   15semester 6criticalrecommendedaucccreditsselect one course from the following:   3co 300writing arguments (gt-co3)x 2 co 301awriting in the disciplines: arts and humanities (gt-co3)x 2 co 301bwriting in the disciplines: sciences (gt-co3)x 2 co 301cwriting in the disciplines: social sciences (gt-co3)x 2 co 301dwriting in the disciplines: education (gt-co3)x 2 second field course   3upper-division english/composition course (see footnote on concentration requirements tab)   3electives   6 total credits   15seniorsemester 7criticalrecommendedaucccreditsselect one course from the following:   3e 460chaucer x4c e 465topics in literature and language x4c e 470individual author x4c second field courses   6upper-division english/composition courses (see footnote on concentration requirements tab)   6 total credits   15semester 8criticalrecommendedaucccreditsselect one course from the following: (must match subtopic of e 311a-c)   3e 412acreative writing workshop: fictionx   e 412bcreative writing workshop: poetryx   e 412ccreative writing workshop: nonfictionx   second field coursex  3upper-division english/composition courses (see footnote on concentration requirements tab)x  6electivex  3the benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. Additionally, students wishing to concentrate on fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction or playwriting can earn an m.

In creative writing through the northeast ohio master of fine arts in creative writing (neomfa) ng opportunities outside the the classroom, the department of english sponsors and supports many student organizations and student run events that offer enriching hands-on opportunities to participate in the editorial process. The neomfa hosts the visiting writers series that brings creative writers in fiction, creative non-fiction, playwriting and poetry to neomfa t events, happenings, and related articles of ment faculty and students are now on our social us on facebook and follow us on twitter.