Dec 26, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Creative Writing (12)

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Certificate of Undergraduate Study

This certificate is designed to provide interested students the opportunity to study the craft of writing poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students in any baccalaureate degree program who have at least sophomore standing and a GPA of 2.00 or better can complete the requirements for the certificate. Students must select a single genre, and register with one of the coordinators of creative writing for approval of the program of study.

Each student will take four three-credit, upper-level (300 or higher) courses, including the introductory and advanced workshops in sequence in the chosen genre, one course in reading and analysis of the literature of that genre, and one course (excluding workshop) in a second genre.

The introductory and advanced workshop (in sequence) in the chosen genre, which serve as the foundational courses.

Foundational courses:

ENGL 301 - Writing Poetry I Credits: 3
AND ENGL 401 - Writing Poetry II Credits: 3
OR ENGL 302 - Writing Fiction I Credits: 3
AND ENGL 402 - Writing Fiction II Credits: 3
OR ENGL 303 - Writing Creative Nonfiction Credits: 3
AND ENGL 493 - Writing Creative Nonfiction II Credits: 3

Two from the following:

One course must be in your selected genre, and one must be from outside your selected genre.

ENGL 304 - Writing Arts Criticism Credits: 3
ENGL 374 - The American Short Story Credits: 3
ENGL 375 - The American Novel Credits: 3
ENGL 377 - American Poetry Since 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 384 - Literary Nonfiction Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - The English Novel Since 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 475 - British Poetry Since 1900 Credits: 3
ENGL 400 - Literary Topics Credits: 3
(As applicable)
Students may take 3-6 semester hours in this course.