Creative Writing, B.A.

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Requirements for the liberal arts major in creative writing, B.A. program

The creative writing major requires a total of 44 credit hours, including five creative writing workshops (20 credits), two cognate courses (8 credits), and four English electives (16 credits). Students choose either the fiction, poetry or screenwriting track. One of the creative writing workshops must be a 400-level course (either ENG 410 , ENG 411 , ENG 413 or ENG 414 ); this class will provide a capstone experience and require a creative thesis (i.e., a collection of poetry or short fiction).

Students must maintain at least a 2.8 GPA in all creative writing workshop courses and at least a 2.0 in literature courses. Only one 100-level course will be accepted for credit in the major. The 44 credits (exclusive of composition courses used to satisfy the university writing proficiency requirement) are distributed as follows:

1. Introductory course (select one)

ENG 216 - Introductory Workshop in Creative Writing, Fiction/Poetry (4) (required for the fiction or poetry track)
ENG 217 - Introductory Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen and Television (4) (required for the screenwriting track)

2. Fiction, poetry, or screenwriting track (select one - A, B, or C)

A. Fiction Track

B. Poetry Track

Required courses

ENG 384 - Workshop in Poetry (4)
ENG 411 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry (4)

Eight additional workshop credits, chosen from

ENG 217 - Introductory Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen and Television (4)
ENG 308 - Playwriting (4)
ENG 383 - Workshop in Fiction (4)
ENG 387 - Screenwriting (4)
ENG 410 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction (4)
ENG 413 - Advanced Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen (4)

Eight credits from the poetry cognates listed below

OR choose four credits from

ENG 315 - Shakespeare (4)
ENG 354 - British Medieval Literature (4)
ENG 355 - British Literature of the Renaissance (4)
ENG 371 - British Literature of the Romantic Period (4)

AND four credits from

C. Screenwriting Track

Required courses

ENG 387 - Screenwriting (4)
ENG 413 - Advanced Workshop in Dramatic Writing for the Screen (4)

Eight additional workshop credits, chosen from

ENG 216 - Introductory Workshop in Creative Writing, Fiction/Poetry (4)
ENG 308 - Playwriting (4)
ENG 383 - Workshop in Fiction (4)
ENG 384 - Workshop in Poetry (4)
ENG 410 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction (4)
ENG 411 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry (4)

Eight credits from the screenwriting cognates listed below

ENG 306 - Drama (4)
ENG 307 - Modern Drama (4)
ENG 309 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
ENG 315 - Shakespeare (4)
CIN 300 - History of Film: The Silent Era (4)
CIN 301 - History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4)
CIN 302 - History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4)
CIN 303 - History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4)
CIN 314 - National Cinemas and Film Cultures (4)
CIN 320 - Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology (4)
CIN 321 - Topics in Film Genres (4)
CIN 322 - Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics (4)
CIN 325 - Understanding Media Industries (4)
CIN 350 - Topics in Film (4)

3. Sixteen elective credits, eight credits of which must be taken at the 300 level

Twelve of these credits must come from courses in literature; students may use the remaining four credits to take either an additional course in literature or an additional (or sixth) workshop. Two of the elective classes must be 300 level or higher, but ENG 211 can substitute for one of these 300 level courses for students in the fiction and poetry tracks; CIN 150 can substitute for one 300 level class for students in the screenwriting track.

4. At least twenty credits in English courses must be taken at Oakland.

5. An introductory two-semester sequence in a foreign language, or one semester of a foreign language at the 115 level or higher with a minimum grade of 2.0.

Note

Students using this catalog to meet creative writing major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements under the various workshop and cognate elective course options and published in a later catalog.

Creative Writing, B.A.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in creative writing, B.A. program

1. Introductory course (select one)

2. Fiction, poetry, or screenwriting track (select one - A, B, or C)

A. Fiction Track

Required courses

Eight additional workshop credits, chosen from

Eight credits from the fiction cognates listed below

B. Poetry Track

Required courses

Eight additional workshop credits, chosen from

Eight credits from the poetry cognates listed below

OR choose four credits from

AND four credits from

C. Screenwriting Track

Required courses

Eight additional workshop credits, chosen from

Eight credits from the screenwriting cognates listed below

3. Sixteen elective credits, eight credits of which must be taken at the 300 level

4. At least twenty credits in English courses must be taken at Oakland.

5. An introductory two-semester sequence in a foreign language, or one semester of a foreign language at the 115 level or higher with a minimum grade of 2.0.

Note