Minor in Creative Writing

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The Writing Arts Department at Rowan University offers a program of study in creative writing leading to a minor.

To fulfill the requirements for the minor, students must complete 18 hours of course work selected from a variety of courses in the writing of poetry, fiction, children’s stories, plays, television and film scenarios.

The minor is open to Writing Arts majors and students who are not Writing Arts majors. Writing Arts majors who complete the 12 credit creative writing concentration within the major may take an additional 6 credits to receive the minor. No required courses counting toward the Writing Arts major can be double counted for the Creative Writing Minor. Students do not have to be in the minor to take creative writing courses.

Once enrolled in the Creative Writing Minor, students can look forward to these goals and achievements:

The ability to understand and apply creative writing craft elements in a variety of genres
The ability to read and critique texts through the strategies of close reading
A deeper understanding of the relationship between the writer, the audience, and the work
The opportunity to experiment creatively with various genres as the student develops a voice and a style

Program Requirements: 18 s.h.

Choose any six of the following*

To complete the Minor in Creative Writing, students must complete 18 hours of coursework selected from the following list:

WA 07290 - Creative Writing I Credits: 3
WA 07291 - Creative Writing II Credits: 3
WA 07309 - Writing Children’s Stories Credits: 3
WA 07391 - Writing Fiction Credits: 3
WA 07392 - Fundamentals of Playwriting Credits: 3
WA 07395 - Writing Poetry Credits: 3
WA 07415 - Writing the Young Adult Novel-WI Credits: 3
WA 01201 - How Writers Read Credits: 3
WA 01300 - The Writer’s Mind - WI Credits: 3
WA 01304 - Writing Creative Nonfiction-WI Credits: 3
WA 01305 - Writing Comedy Credits: 3
WA 01306 - Writing Genre Fiction Credits: 3
WA 01308 - Spoken Word Poetry Credits: 3
WA 01320 - Internship I in Writing Arts Credits: 3 to 6
WA 01350 - Rhetorics of Style-WI Credits: 3
WA 01358 - Teaching the Writer’s Workshop-WI Credits: 3
RTF 03393 - Screenwriting I: Writing the Short - WI Credits: 3
RTF 03493 - Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature - WI Credits: 3
JRN 02312 - Feature Writing Credits: 3
Students may also receive credit for selected special topic courses with permission of advisor.

It is also possible for students to take the following graduate classes in creative writing in accordance with the senior privilege policy:

MAWR 01566 - Editing the Literary Journal Credits: 3
MAWR 01558 - Fiction Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 01623 - Writing Stories for Children And Young Adults Credits: 3
MAWR 02505 - Poetry Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 02515 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop Credits: 3
MAWR 02520 - Writing the Novel Credits: 3
MAWR 02523 - Writing the Memoir Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 18 s.h.

*Students must ensure that they have the appropriate prerequisites for any of the classes. Prerequisites for each class can be found in the course description by clicking the link.

Heather Lanier
Advisor
260 Victoria Street
856.256.4345
lanier@rowan.edu