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Creative Writing - Minor

Creative Writing - Minor

The Creative Writing minor encourages the development of creative work in a variety of literary modes and genres. Students gain practice in editing, peer critique and revision within small workshop classes and seminars.

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Minor in Creative Writing

The Creative Writing Minor is intended to provide academic recognition to students who have demonstrated their ability in writing. The Minor helps to establish eligibility for graduate programs in writing or it provides evidence of training that may be offered to prospective employers.

Students from any college or discipline can enroll in one of the two options for the Writing Minor: this being one of them - the Creative Writing Minor. (The other option is the Professional and Technical Writing Minor.) Classes can be taken on any campus over the course of several semesters. No coursework in this program may be taken pass-fail.

Program Information for Creative Writing - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills in creative writing.
  2. Articulate the similarities and differences among the genres of creative writing, such as poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and drama.
  3. Produce creative writing with attention to appropriate genre conventions, format and citation guidelines, stylistic expectations and grammatical rules.
  4. Participate in creative writing workshops.
  5. Revise and refine written work in light of critiques.
Admissions for Creative Writing - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
ENG 20021INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 3
ENG 30067FICTION WRITING I 13
or ENG 30069 POETRY WRITING I
Writing Electives, choose from the following:9
AFS 22000
CREATIVE WRITING IN THE BLACK WORLD
ENG 30053
WRITING FOR VIDEO GAMES
ENG 30067
FICTION WRITING I
ENG 30068
FICTION WRITING II
ENG 30069
POETRY WRITING I
ENG 30070
POETRY WRITING II
ENG 30071
CREATIVE NONFICTION
ENG 30075
STARTING A NOVEL
ENG 38895
SPECIAL TOPICS IN WRITING
ENG 40072
HOW TO EDIT PROFESSIONALLY
ENG 43092
TEACHING POETRY IN THE SCHOOLS (ELR)
MDJ 20004
ADVERTISING WRITING AND STORYTELLING
THEA 41026
PLAYWRITING (WIC)
Cognate Electives, choose from the following: 26
ENG 22073
MAJOR MODERN WRITERS: BRITISH AND UNITED STATES (KHUM)
ENG 30074
GRAMMAR FOR EDITING
ENG 32001
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
ENG 32002
LITERATURE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
ENG 34031
SHORT STORY
ENG 34041
FAIRY TALES
ENG 35105
LITERATURE, CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
ENG 36005
FILM AND NARRATIVE
ENG 42092
WRITING INTERNSHIP (ELR) 3
MDJ 20001
MEDIA, POWER AND CULTURE (DIVD) (KSS)
PHIL 31060
PHILOSOPHY OF ART AND BEAUTY (ELR)
PHIL 41080
PHILOSOPHY AND ART: 1890 - PRESENT
Minimum Total Credit Hours:21
1

The course not selected (ENG 30067 or ENG 30069) may be taken to fulfill a writing elective.

2

Students may apply to the chair of the Department of English for permission to use special topics courses and other appropriate courses not listed in the curriculum to satisfy the cognate requirements. In addition, students in the College of the Arts may request that specific courses in art, art history, music and theater be accepted as meeting the cognate area requirements. Students in the College of Communication and Information may request that specific courses in communication studies and journalism and mass communication be accepted as meeting the cognate area requirements.

3

Though offered for variable credit, students pursuing the minor should take 3 credit hours of ENG 42092.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students who wish to complete a longer project or prepare a portfolio for graduate school or for a job application may request to be enrolled in ENG 40099 for two additional credit hours of individualized work.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Kent Campus
    • Salem Campus
    • Stark Campus
    • Trumbull Campus
    • Tuscarawas Campus
    • Twinsburg Academic Center
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