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Courses in Creative Writing
The Department of English offers the following graduate
courses related to creative writing:
ENGL 5140. Form
and Theory: Poetry.
3 hours. Exploration of both the musical structure of poetry
and various writings by poets on the nature of the craft.
Emphasis will be on poetic theory as it affects and articulates
aesthetic practice.
ENGL 5145. Form
and Theory: Fiction.
3 hours. An analytical approach to the craft of fiction
with emphasis on technique and the historical development
of short stories and novels.
ENGL 5162. Creative
Writing: Essay.
3 hours. A close analysis of the contemporary essay; writing
of essays using rhetorical principles in conjunction with
invention, humor and polemics.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
ENGL 5420. Creative
Writing: Poetry.
3 hours. A study of the principles of poetic composition
in traditional forms as well as free verse. Format includes
lecture and workshop.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
ENGL 5820. Creative
Writing: Prose Fiction.
3 hours. A study of the principles of prose fiction as exemplified
in published and unpublished works. Emphasis on writing
for specific subgenres and methods of preparation and submission
of work. Workshop format is employed.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
ENGL 5825. Screenwriting.
3 hours. A study of the principles of dramatic composition
as applied to writing for the motion picture or television
screen.
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