Writing & Literature (Independent Degree Program): Requirements

All students are required to complete an upper-level internship in the major; typical placements include settings such as museums, newspapers, magazines, libraries, arts programs, and schools. Each student also undertakes a 6-credit Degree Project in the last two semesters to produce a substantial piece of creative work accompanied by a reflective essay that explores technical, aesthetic, personal, and social contexts of the work.

Forty-two credits past the entry level are required. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

Intermediate Level
Introduction to Literature: The Art of Reading
Creative Writing
World Literature I: A Textual Exploration of Humankind
World Literature II
Elective

Upper Level
Search and Research: Academic Writing
Ways of Seeing: Art, Literature, and Film Criticism

Electives
12 credits from the following

Advanced Screenwriting
African-American Literature
Creative Nonfiction
Memoir and Autobiography
Native American Literature
Poetry Seminar
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Shakespeare’s Crack’d Mirror
Short Fiction
Summer Writing Seminar
Writing for Theater
Visiting Writer Workshop (1 credit)
(or other approved coursework)

Internship
Degree Project I & II (6 credits)