Creative Writing Minor

Creative Writing Minor Program Information

Department of Literature & Language
PO Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-5994
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/creativewritingminor/

The Creative Writing minor is designed to provide students with knowledge of the techniques of the writing process across multiple disciplines, including (but not limited to) poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Students will have an opportunity to develop their own writing, as well as learn about revision and editing, methods of critical analysis, and the publishing process. All students in the minor will have the opportunity to write and revise a portfolio of their own original work. Courses applied to the English major, English minor, Film and Media Studies minor, Linguistics minor, or the Technical & Professional Writing minor cannot be applied to the Creative Writing minor. 

Creative Writing Minor: 21 credits

Required Courses: 15 credits

• ENGL 3010 - Poetry (3 credits)

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• ENGL 3020 - Fiction (3 credits)

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• ENGL 3141 - Creative Writing I: Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 3142 - Creative Writing I: Fiction (3 credits)

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• ENGL 4907 - Creative Writing II: Fiction (3 credits)

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• ENGL 4917 - Creative Writing II: Poetry (3 credits)

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• ENGL 4930 - Creative Writing Capstone (3 credits)

Advisor-Approved Electives: 6 credits

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• ENGL 2550 - Exploring Creative Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3010 - Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 3020 - Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 3030 - Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL 3040 - Literary Nonfiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 4010 - British Novel (3 credits)
• ENGL 4012 - American Novel (3 credits)
• ENGL 4020 - British Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4022 - American Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4360 - Screenwriting (3 credits)
• ENGL 4907 - Creative Writing II: Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 4917 - Creative Writing II: Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4957 - Topics in English (1-6 credits)
• BLUE 4230 - Songwriting (3 credits)

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.