To ensure the safety of our students, faculty and staff, the University will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 23. All in-person classes starting before 10 a.m. are cancelled.
Students are advised to check Blackboard and campus e-mail for messages and/or assignments from faculty regarding classes before 10 a.m.
Employees should report to campus for 10 a.m. Some personnel necessary to the operation of the University, including those who work in the Physical Plant, Dining Services, the Falcon Center, and Public Safety, are considered essential employees and are expected to report to campus.
Please take caution when traveling to and from campus. Additional weather updates will be communicated through our emergency alert system, social media, and the University website.
Note that due to this weather system, we anticipate closure of the top deck of the parking garage for the next few days. (This location accounts for a significant portion of winter slip, trip, and fall injuries on campus. To support the integrity of the structure, salt or other ice melting agents cannot be used. Structural deterioration from de-icers can lead to major repairs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.) The University will alert motorists via large yellow signs posted at the traffic circle, near Turley Center, and at the top of the hill.
The Creative Writing Minor offers an exploration of creative writing via the study and practice in several genres, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, writing for multimedia, journalism, and writing for social media.
This minor is not open to English majors.
Students in this minor are encouraged to take ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2221 as part of their Core Curriculum requirements.
15 Credit Hours
Choose five courses from the following:
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3332 - Narrative and Descriptive Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 3333 - Writing Non-Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3344 - Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3345 - Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4401 - Creative Writing Capstone | 3 |
| ENGL 4491 - Writing Internship | 3 |
| JOUR 3330 - Writing for Multimedia | 3 |
| JOUR 3350 - Participatory Journalism and Social Media | 3 |
6 credit hours
Choose six hours from the following three elective groups:
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3301 - Theories of Language and their Application to English I | 3 |
| ENGL 3355 - Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3356 - Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Magical Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 3382 - The World Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 3383 - Epic Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 3390 - Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 3391 - The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 3392 - Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3394 - The Art of the Motion Picture | 3 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 3364 - Appalachian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3385 - The Arthurian Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 3386 - The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3387 - Folk Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3388 - Women’s Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3389 - Minority Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3395 - Journeys in Comparative Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 3396 - Literature and Film | 3 |
