Minor
MinorOverview
The minor in Creative Writing offers a structured environment in which students interested in writing prose or poetry develop their skills while receiving an introduction to literary forms. Students choose a concentration in prose, poetry, or fiction into film.
Requirements
Core Program Requirements
Requirements Overview
Minor in Creative Writing (26-30 units)
Degree Requirements
To graduate with a minor in Creative Writing, students must complete the following requirements:
Choose a subplan: prose, poetry, or fiction into film
Complete at least 26 units of approved courses in desired subplan
Take all courses for letter grades only
Take all courses for 5 units only, with the exception of ENGLISH160 - Poetry and Poetics, the short story literature course, and the English literature elective
English Literature Elective
To satisfy this requirement:
3-5 units
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
If the course is an ENGLISH course that is 3-5 units and LEC/SEM, then it will satisfy this requirement
If the course is not an ENGLISH course but is 3-5 units and LEC/SEM, then request a course substitution
Subplans
RequiredSubplan: Prose
Introductory Courses (13-15 units)
Introductory Prose (5 units)
Complete 1 course in either ENGLISH 90 or ENGLISH 91 series
ENGLISH 90
Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 90A
The Story of a Story: Asian American Fiction (A Creative Writing Workshop)
ENGLISH 90AX
Creative Writing: The Magic of Baseball in Film & Fiction
ENGLISH 90DC
DCI Sports Writing
ENGLISH 90FC
First Chapters
ENGLISH 90H
Humor Writing Workshop
ENGLISH 90L
Latine Stories
ENGLISH 90M
Queer Stories
ENGLISH 90Q
Sports Writing
ENGLISH 90QN
Quantum Narratives:Writing Fiction about Science, Philosophy and Human Experience in the Quantum Age
ENGLISH 90R
American Road Trip
ENGLISH 90S
Reading and Writing Science Fiction
ENGLISH 90V
Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 90WM
Writing Mystical, Spiritual, and Altered States: A Workshop
ENGLISH 91
Creative Nonfiction
ENGLISH 91A
Asian American Autobiography
ENGLISH 91AI
Creative Writing & Science: The Artful Interpreter
ENGLISH 91DC
DCI Writing the Memoir
ENGLISH 91NW
Nature Writing
ENGLISH 91V
Creative Nonfiction
Introductory Poetry (5 units)
ENGLISH 92
Reading and Writing Poetry
ENGLISH 92BP
Contemporary Black Poetry and Poetics
ENGLISH 92L
Poems of Love and Sexuality
ENGLISH 92V
Reading and Writing Poetry
Short Story Literature (3-5 units)
ENGLISH 12C
Introduction to English III: Modern Literature
ENGLISH 14N
Stories Everywhere
ENGLISH 31N
Love and Death
ENGLISH 68N
Mark Twain and American Culture
ENGLISH 90L
Latine Stories
ENGLISH 125
Virginia Woolf in the Age of #MeToo
ENGLISH 133B
Storytelling and Mythmaking: Modern Odysseys
ENGLISH 146CW
Contemporary Women Writers
ENGLISH 146F
Fiction Intensive: Crafting a First Book
ENGLISH 146N
Native American Creative Writing
ENGLISH 146SH
A Short History of the Short Story
ENGLISH 146W
Iconic Short Stories
ENGLISH 161
Narrative and Narrative Theory
ENGLISH 169D
Contemporary Asian American Stories
ENGLISH 177B
Contemporary American Short Stories
ENGLISH 187
Zora Neale Hurston
ENGLISH 190S
Short Story Salon
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
Intermediate or Advanced Prose Courses (10 units)
Complete 2 intermediate/advanced prose courses worth 5 units each, 10 units total. Acceptable course combinations include:
2 courses from ENGLISH 190 series (e.g., 190 and 190V)
2 courses from ENGLISH 191 series
1 course from 190 series and 1 course from 191 series
1 course from 190/191 series and ENGLISH290
1 course from 190/191 series and ENGLISH291
ENGLISH290 and ENGLISH291
Intermediate Prose Writing
Students may choose up to 2 courses from the following course sets.
ENGLISH 190
Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190A
AAPI Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190E
Novel Writing Intensive
ENGLISH 190F
Fiction into Film
ENGLISH 190G
The Graphic Novel
ENGLISH 190H
The Graphic Novel
ENGLISH 190HO
Creatures of the Dark: Ghosts and Ghouls of Horror Fiction
ENGLISH 190L
Levinthal Tutorial in Fiction
ENGLISH 190LC
Levinthal Tutorial in Graphic Novel/Comics
ENGLISH 190NS
Novel Salon
ENGLISH 190QN
Quantum Narratives
ENGLISH 190S
Short Story Salon
ENGLISH 190SW
Screenwriting Intensive
ENGLISH 190V
Reading for Writers: Obsession as Muse
ENGLISH 190YA
Young Adult Fiction
ENGLISH 191
Intermediate Creative Nonfiction
ENGLISH 191DC
DCI Intermediate Memoir Workshop
ENGLISH 191L
Levinthal Tutorial in Nonfiction
Advanced Fiction Writing or Advanced Creative Nonfiction
ENGLISH 290
Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 291
Advanced Creative Nonfiction
Literature Elective (3-5 units)
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
Subplan: Poetry
Introductory Poetry Course (5 units)
ENGLISH 92
Reading and Writing Poetry
ENGLISH 92BP
Contemporary Black Poetry and Poetics
ENGLISH 92L
Poems of Love and Sexuality
ENGLISH 92V
Reading and Writing Poetry
Introductory Courses (8-10 units)
Introductory Prose (5 units)
ENGLISH 90
Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 90A
The Story of a Story: Asian American Fiction (A Creative Writing Workshop)
ENGLISH 90AX
Creative Writing: The Magic of Baseball in Film & Fiction
ENGLISH 90DC
DCI Sports Writing
ENGLISH 90FC
First Chapters
ENGLISH 90H
Humor Writing Workshop
ENGLISH 90L
Latine Stories
ENGLISH 90M
Queer Stories
ENGLISH 90Q
Sports Writing
ENGLISH 90QN
Quantum Narratives:Writing Fiction about Science, Philosophy and Human Experience in the Quantum Age
ENGLISH 90R
American Road Trip
ENGLISH 90S
Reading and Writing Science Fiction
ENGLISH 90V
Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 90WM
Writing Mystical, Spiritual, and Altered States: A Workshop
ENGLISH 91
Creative Nonfiction
ENGLISH 91A
Asian American Autobiography
ENGLISH 91AI
Creative Writing & Science: The Artful Interpreter
ENGLISH 91DC
DCI Writing the Memoir
ENGLISH 91NW
Nature Writing
ENGLISH 91V
Creative Nonfiction
Complete 1 course in either ENGLISH 90 or ENGLISH 91 series
Poetry and Poetics (3-5 units)
ENGLISH 160
Poetry and Poetics
Intermediate or Advanced Poetry Courses (10 units)
Complete 2 intermediate/advanced poetry courses worth 5 units each, 10 units total. Acceptable course combinations include:
2 courses from ENGLISH 192 series (e.g., 192 and 192V)
1 course from 192 series and ENGLISH292
ENGLISH 192 Series
Students may choose up to 2 courses from the following course sets.
ENGLISH 192
Intermediate Poetry Writing
ENGLISH 192B
Poetry Is Not a Luxury
ENGLISH 192L
Levinthal Tutorial in Poetry
ENGLISH 192V
The Practice of Poetic Erasure
Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGLISH 292
Advanced Poetry Writing
Literature Elective (3-5 units)
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
Subplan: Fiction into Film
Core Courses (15 units)
ENGLISH 90
Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190F
Fiction into Film
ENGLISH 190SW
Screenwriting Intensive
Intermediate or Advanced Prose Course (5 units)
ENGLISH 190 Series
ENGLISH 190
Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190A
AAPI Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190E
Novel Writing Intensive
ENGLISH 190F
Fiction into Film
ENGLISH 190G
The Graphic Novel
ENGLISH 190H
The Graphic Novel
ENGLISH 190HO
Creatures of the Dark: Ghosts and Ghouls of Horror Fiction
ENGLISH 190L
Levinthal Tutorial in Fiction
ENGLISH 190LC
Levinthal Tutorial in Graphic Novel/Comics
ENGLISH 190NS
Novel Salon
ENGLISH 190QN
Quantum Narratives
ENGLISH 190S
Short Story Salon
ENGLISH 190SW
Screenwriting Intensive
ENGLISH 190V
Reading for Writers: Obsession as Muse
ENGLISH 190YA
Young Adult Fiction
Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 290
Advanced Fiction Writing
Short Story Literature Course (3-5 units)
ENGLISH 12C
Introduction to English III: Modern Literature
ENGLISH 14N
Stories Everywhere
ENGLISH 31N
Love and Death
ENGLISH 68N
Mark Twain and American Culture
ENGLISH 90L
Latine Stories
ENGLISH 125
Virginia Woolf in the Age of #MeToo
ENGLISH 133B
Storytelling and Mythmaking: Modern Odysseys
ENGLISH 146CW
Contemporary Women Writers
ENGLISH 146F
Fiction Intensive: Crafting a First Book
ENGLISH 146N
Native American Creative Writing
ENGLISH 146SH
A Short History of the Short Story
ENGLISH 146W
Iconic Short Stories
ENGLISH 161
Narrative and Narrative Theory
ENGLISH 169D
Contemporary Asian American Stories
ENGLISH 177B
Contemporary American Short Stories
ENGLISH 187
Zora Neale Hurston
ENGLISH 190S
Short Story Salon
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement
Literature Elective (3-5 units)
Lecture (LEC) or seminar (SEM) course only; workshop (WKS) courses do not satisfy this requirement

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