Creative Writing Minor

Program Director: Eleanor Nickel, Ph.D.

Overview

The creative writing minor allows students to explore personal interests in creative writing, expand their resumés, and prepare for potential graduate study, such as a Master of Fine Arts. You will choose from a variety of writing courses that focus on different genres, while one literature course allows for in-depth study of the type of literature that you wish to write, whether that be novels, film adaptations, or children's and young adult books. Other opportunities include taking an advanced course that has been tailored to your interests as part of our summer Sierra program and working as an editor on the university's literary journal, The Green Light.

Locations Offered

Main Campus Fresno

Required Courses (15 units)

Select 12 units from the following:

COM 300 - Creative Writing: Fiction Credits 3
COM 310 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credits 3
COM 320 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction Credits 3
COM 330 - Writing and Reading Journalism Credits 3
COM 345 - Composition Theory and Creative Writing Credits 3
COM 346 - Scriptwriting Credits 3
COM 486 - Topics in Communication Credits 3
LIT 496 - Literature Internship Credits 1 - 3

Select one of the following:

LIT 355 - American Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century Credits 3
LIT 360 - American Literature: 20th Century Credits 3
LIT 364 - Hispanic Literature of the United States Credits 3
LIT 370 - The Novel Credits 3
LIT 380 - World Theater: Roots to 1800 Credits 3
LIT 385 - World Theater: 1800 to Present Credits 3
LIT 400 - Medieval Life, Thought and Literature Credits 3
LIT 405 - England in the Renaissance World Credits 3
LIT 415 - Shakespeare Credits 3
LIT 420 - Romantic and Victorian Literature Credits 3
LIT 425 - Modern and Contemporary British Literature Credits 3
LIT 426 - C.S. Lewis Credits 3
LIT 449 - Literature and Film Credits 3
LIT 460 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits 3
LIT 465 - Literature for Children and Young Adults Credits 3