Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2020-21 College of Liberal Arts Program: Writing, Creative Writing Concentration Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Writing, Creative Writing Concentration Minor

Meet the Faculty

Students seeking personal enrichment through writing, as well as those seeking skill and versatility in professional arenas, are well served through the minor in writing. In addition to an emphasis on expressive and creative writing, the selection of courses for the writing minor offers training and practice in writing skills and discourse forms found in public, professional, and academic contexts. Students minoring in writing may choose one of two concentrations: Creative Writing or Professional Writing.

The concentration in creative writing complements Rollins’ mission of liberal education by providing a sequence of courses emphasizing the writing of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. For English majors and other appreciators of literature, the concentration provides a bridge between students’ study of the literary canon and their understanding of the creative process that produced it. For students in any major, the literary genre-based courses of this curriculum examine the art and craft of producing good writing and, in addition, provide close study of the work of successful contemporary authors. The creative writing concentration makes use of the workshop method, giving students extensive practice in producing and critiquing texts.

Minor Requirements

Students seeking a minor in writing with a concentration in creative writing take six (6) courses: three (3) core courses and three (3) electives. In addition, students must submit a writing portfolio to the department in the semester of graduation.

Core Courses

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGW 167 - Introduction to Creative Writing

 

Techniques of Creative Writing

ENGW 261 - Writing Poetry
ENGW 262 - Writing Creative Nonfiction
ENGW 263 - Writing Fiction
ENGW 267 - Topics/Techniques in Writing

Prereq(s): ENGW 140 

 

Creative Writing Workshop

ENGW 361 - Poetry Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 362 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 363 - Fiction Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 367 - Creative Writing Workshop-Special Topics

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 368 - Playwriting Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 369 - Screenwriting Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

Electives (3 courses)

Three (3) of thecourses (below) are required.  Students must take a  300- and 400-level elective.

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGW 210 - Language and Power

Prereq(s): ENGW 140.

ENGW 217 - Introduction to Professional Writing
ENGW 260 - The Writer’s Craft
ENGW 261 - Writing Poetry
ENGW 262 - Writing Creative Nonfiction
ENGW 263 - Writing Fiction
ENGW 267 - Topics/Techniques in Writing

Prereq(s): ENGW 140 

ENGW 277 - Visual and Verbal Text Design

Prereq(s): ENGW 140  

ENGW 360 - The Writers Bookshelf

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 361 - Poetry Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 362 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 363 - Fiction Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 367 - Creative Writing Workshop-Special Topics

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 368 - Playwriting Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 369 - Screenwriting Workshop

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 374 - Editing Essentials

Prereq(s): ENGW 140 

ENGW 377 - Studies in Professional Writing
ENGW 380 - Language Studies: Readers and Writers

Prereq(s): ENGW 140.

ENGW 394 - Winter with the Writers
ENGW 396 - Journal Production

Prereq(s): ENGW 167 or instructor consent.

ENGW 397 - Internship in Writing
ENGW 460 - The Writer’s Portfolio

Prereq(s): 300-level ENGW Workshop (ENGW 361, ENGW 362, ENGW 363, ENGW 367, ENGW 368, or ENGW 369) or instructor consent.

ENGW 467 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop

Prereq(s): 300-level ENGW Workshop (ENGW 361, ENGW 362, ENGW 363, ENGW 367, ENGW 368, or ENGW 369) or instructor consent.

ENGW 482 - Writing for Publication

Prereq(s): A 300-level ENGW workshop (ENGW 361, ENGW 362, ENGW 363, ENGW 367, ENGW 368, or ENGW 369) or instructor consent. 

Policies for the Minor

ENGW 140, 225, or 280 (formerly ENG 300) may not be used as an elective in the writing minor. Students in both the English Major and the Writing Minor may count only one course toward both programs. Students are encouraged to design an intentional sequence within the minor: for example, taking both ENGW 261 (Writing Poetry) and ENGW 361 (Poetry Writing Workshop).  Other sequences include 262-362 (Creative Nonfiction) and 263-363 (Fiction).

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