Literature and Creative Writing

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The Literature and Creative Writing Pathway offers discussion-oriented courses across a range of literary genres and themes, with a choice of emphasis on either literature, creative writing, or both. Students will learn to read and write literary art critically and creatively, with clarity and imagination, and with sensitivity to multi-cultural expressions of diversity.

To complete this integrative pathway, students must choose a minimum of 12 credits as described:

Choose 12 credits from the following, at least 4 credits at the 4000 level:

1000-level LITR Elective
2000-level LITR Elective
4000-level LITR Elective
1000-level WRIT Elective
2000-level WRIT Elective

COMM 2110 - Writing for the Screen Credit Hours: 4
COMM 4320 - Visual Poetics and Narrative Credit Hours: 4
COMM 4780 - Interactive Narrative Credit Hours: 4
LITR 2110 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 4
LITR 2150 - Modern and Contemporary Literature Credit Hours: 4
LITR 4150 - Science and Fiction Credit Hours: 4
LITR 4230 - Irish Literature Credit Hours: 4
LITR 4770 - Women Writers Credit Hours: 4
WRIT 1110 - Writing in Context Credit Hours: 4
WRIT 2310 - Creative Writing: Poetry Credit Hours: 4
WRIT 2320 - Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 4
WRIT 2330 - Creative Writing: The Short Story Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1776 - The American Dream Credit Hours:
IHSS 1550 - Fiction: From Film to the Internet Credit Hours: 4

Compatible minor:

Literature and Creative Writing Minor

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Literature and Creative Writing

Choose 12 credits from the following, at least 4 credits at the 4000 level:

Compatible minor: