The English major with a concentration in creative writing requires 12 courses, which includes an additional 2 intermediate inquiries in creative writing.
English Major with Concentration in Creative Writing Requirements
The Concentration in Creative Writing requires 12 courses in the department, including:
- Two survey courses, which may not be from the same category below:
Category A
• ENG 1210 - British Literatures to 1789
• ENG 1220 - British Literatures after 1789
Category B
• ENG 1230 - American Literatures to 1860
• ENG 1240 - American Literatures after 1860
Category C
• ENG 1250 - World Literatures
• ENG 1270 - African-American Literatures
- Two “gateway” courses to be taken in a sequence:
• ENG 3010 - Textual Studies and Criticism
• ENG 3020 - Literary and Cultural Theory
(Note: ENG 3020 must be taken at Hamline and taken before the senior seminar)
- Three 3000-level literature courses
- Three 3000-level creative writing courses
- One additional 3000-level elective:
This elective may be taken as a literature, creative writing, or professional writing (including journalism) course in the department.
- One Senior Seminar “Capstone”:
• ENG 5960 - Senior Seminar
(Note: ENG 1110 is not part of the major but can be counted toward breadth of study.)
This information was taken from the 2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin. Requirements from other versions of the Bulletin can be found under archives on the Course Catalogs web site.
