English: Concentration in Creative Writing

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The concentration in Creative Writing offers students the opportunity and incentive to develop their writing in a workshop setting and to support their writing with a strong background in literary studies. The goal of the program is to foster confident undergraduate writers who work with a sound knowledge of their own literary tradition. Students in the program will learn to write in multiple genres: fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Scaffolded workshops at the 200, 300, and 400 levels will help them hone their craft throughout their undergraduate experience.

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

Two different courses from 300-level LANG:

Two different courses from 400-level LANG:

Note: students seeking K-6 teaching licensure can use EDUC 327, 338, and 342 in lieu of one of these required 400-level courses.

One course from:

II. Required courses outside major—None

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated by successful completion of two courses from the following: LANG 460, 487, or 494. Students seeking K-6 teaching licensure can use EDUC 327, 338, and 342 for competency in lieu of one of the required 400-level courses.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3-4
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3-4
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3-4
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-8
Arts and Ideas	3-4
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive (DI and DI-R)	6-8