{"id":25644,"date":"2011-09-07T10:23:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/cas\/elc\/elc_programs_related_infor\/creative_writing_concentra\/default.php"},"modified":"2024-08-07T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T14:17:11","slug":"creative-writing-concentration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/english-at-umw\/creative-writing-concentration\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">english and linguistics<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Creative Writing Concentration<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creative-writing-concentration\">Creative Writing Concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Creative Writing concentration offers English majors the opportunity to focus on the craft and art of writing, editing, and analyzing their own original<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/files\/2011\/09\/Rochelle-and-Student.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/english-at-umw\/especially-for-creative-writers\/rochelle-and-student\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/files\/2011\/09\/Rochelle-and-Student-e1587838597508.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315739059&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rochelle and Student\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Professor Warren Rochelle and a student writer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/files\/2011\/09\/Rochelle-and-Student-e1587838597508-300x168.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/files\/2011\/09\/Rochelle-and-Student-e1587838597508-1024x575.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/enli\/files\/2011\/09\/Rochelle-and-Student-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Warren Rochelle and a student writer\" class=\"wp-image-40731\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Professor Warren Rochelle and a student writer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>work and the work of established writers and peer writers within a selected genre. The concentration offers three different levels of workshops: introductory, intermediate, and advanced. The concentration may be completed by pursuing a fiction or poetry track, and eventually, a creative non-fiction track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon successful completion of the program, students are prepared for further studies in literature and\/or writing and editing, as well as the more traditional post-graduate careers. Students who satisfy the departmental requirements for honors can achieve honors in creative writing through work in a senior seminar or individual study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concentration requires thirty-six credits in English and linguistics courses as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp-concentration-requirements\">&nbsp;Concentration requirements:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linguistics 101<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English 295<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15 hours in writing courses, including 302A, Introduction to Creative Writing; 314, The Literary Journal: Professional Practice in Publishing and Editing; and a 400-level Creative Writing Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One 300-level course in linguistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three 300-level literature courses in literature\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The three 300-level literature courses must include at least:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>one course in pre-1900 literature,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in post-1900 literature, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one course in literature of historically marginalized groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One elective course in the major from the following: ENGL 200 or any 300- or 400-level English and linguistics courses, including department-sponsored internships and individual studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who begin the concentration their junior year will have at least one semester in which they take two writing courses, unless they choose to take a summer course in the concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-course-offerings\">Course offerings:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>English 302A: Introduction to Creative Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 304: Creative Writing: Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 305: Creative Writing: Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 312: Creative Writing: Non-Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 313: Special Topics in Creative Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 470: Seminar in Creative Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 472: Seminar in Praxis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English 314: The Literary Journal: Professional Practice in Publishing and Editing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong> Not all courses are offered every semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creative Writing Concentration The Creative Writing concentration offers English majors the opportunity to focus on the craft and art of writing, editing, and analyzing their own original work and the work of established writers and peer writers within a selected genre. 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