This concentration is designed for candidates who, in addition to completing the concentration in Creative Writing, wish to study the skills required for English Licensure.

I. Required courses in the major—44 hours, including:

LANG 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing (4)
LANG 395 - Contemporary English Grammar (4)
LANG 396 - The Teaching of Writing (4)
LIT 240 - Introduction to Literature (4)
LIT 324 - American Literary Traditions (4)
LIT 334 - Western Literature: Ancient to Renaissance (4)
LIT 335 - Western Literature: Enlightenment to Modern (4)

Two different courses from 300-level LANG:

LANG 361 - Poetry Writing Workshop (4)
LANG 363 - Fiction Writing Workshop (4)
LANG 365 - Playwriting Workshop (4)
LANG 366 - Creative Non-Fiction Workshop (4)

One course from 400-level LANG:

LANG 460 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop (4)
LANG 487 - Thematic Approaches to Creative Writing (4)
LANG 494 - The Creative Writing Professional (4)

One course from:

LIT 325 - Readings in Drama (4)
LIT 326 - Readings in Fiction (4)
LIT 327 - Readings in Poetry (4)
LIT 330 - Readings in Film (4)

II. Required courses outside the major-4 hours:

PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)
Students seeking teacher licensure must also complete the required EDUC courses indicated in the Education section of the catalog and see the appropriate Education advisor.

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated by successful completion of one 400-level LANG course.

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