Creative Writing - Additional Major
If you wish to declare an additional major (also sometimes called a double major) in Creative Writing, curriculum requirements will depend upon the primary major declaration. Because some of the same courses are required for each of the 5 major programs in the department, students who have primary majors in English have an amended set of requirements for additional majors, in order to account for course overlap.
- Curriculum for Students with Primary Majors Outside of the Department of English
- Curriculum for Students with Primary Majors Within the Department of English
Curriculum for Students with Primary Majors Outside of the Department of English:
11 courses, 99 units minimum
All courses are 9.0 units each, unless otherwise noted.
Introductory Genre Writing Courses (2 courses, 18 units):
76-260 Introduction to Writing Fiction
76-261 Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction
76-265 Introduction to Writing Poetry
76-269 Introduction to Screenwriting
Reading in Forms (1 course, 9 units):
76-362 Reading in Forms: Nonfiction
76-363 Reading in Forms: Poetry
76-363 Reading in Forms: Poetry: Intro to Literary Translation
76-364 Reading in Forms: Fiction
Creative Writing Workshops (4 courses, 36 units):
Students must take at least two workshops in a single genre. Workshops in all genres may be taken more than once for credit, except for Literary Journalism. In order to be eligible to enroll in a particular workshop, students must earn a grade of A or B in the introductory genre writing course of that same genre. If students earn a C in an introductory genre writing course, they may enroll in a related workshop only with the permission of the instructor. If they earn a D or R (failing grade) in an introductory genre writing course, they may not take a workshop in that genre.
76-360 Literary Journalism Workshop
76-365 Beginning Poetry Workshop
76-366 Essay Writing Workshop
76-368 Role Playing Game Writing Workshop
76-460 Beginning Fiction Workshop
76-462 Advanced Fiction Workshop
76-465 Advanced Poetry Workshop
76-464 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Magazines and Journals
76-469 Screenwriting Workshop
English Electives (4 courses, 36 units):
Complete four additional courses from the English Department’s offerings.
- Only one of the four English Electives may be at the 200 level. The remaining English Electives must be at the 300 or 400 level.
- Two of the four English Electives must be courses that are designated as fulfilling the literature requirement and focus on close reading of literary texts.
Please consult the list of courses published each semester by the Department for current offerings. English Electives may include any course offered by the Department at the 200- to 400-level. In choosing English Electives, students are encouraged to sample courses from across the Department.
Curriculum for Students with Primary Majors Within the Department of English:
7 courses, 63 units minimum
All courses are 9.0 units each, unless otherwise noted.
Introductory Genre Writing Courses (1 courses, 9 units):
76-260 Introduction to Writing Fiction
76-261 Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction
76-265 Introduction to Writing Poetry
76-269 Introduction to Screenwriting
Reading in Forms (1 course, 9 units):
76-362 Reading in Forms: Nonfiction
76-363 Reading in Forms: Poetry
76-363 Reading in Forms: Poetry: Intro to Literary Translation
76-364 Reading in Forms: Fiction
Creative Writing Workshops (4 courses, 36 units):
Students must take at least two workshops in a single genre. Workshops in all genres may be taken more than once for credit, except for Literary Journalism. In order to be eligible to enroll in a particular workshop, students must earn a grade of A or B in the introductory genre writing course of that same genre. If students earn a C in an introductory genre writing course, they may enroll in a related workshop only with the permission of the instructor. If they earn a D or R (failing grade) in an introductory genre writing course, they may not take a workshop in that genre.
76-360 Literary Journalism Workshop
76-365 Beginning Poetry Workshop
76-366 Essay Writing Workshop
76-460 Beginning Fiction Workshop
76-462 Advanced Fiction Workshop
76-465 Advanced Poetry Workshop
76-464 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Magazines and Journals
76-469 Screenwriting Workshop
English Electives (1 courses, 9 units):
Complete 1 additional English Elective from the Department of English offerings.
- A 200-level English Elective may be taken only if one has not already been taken to fulfill the requirements of the primary major in the Department of English. If a 200-level elective has already been taken for the primary major, the additional English Elective must be a 300- or 400-level course.