Program: Creative Writing Minor - Fairmont State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 02, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Not open to English majors.

Students in this minor are encouraged to take ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2221 as part of their Core Curriculum requirements.

Minor Courses (15 Credit Hours)

Choose five courses from the following:

ENGL 3332 - Narrative and Descriptive Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3333 - Writing Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3344 - Writing Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3345 - Writing Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4401 - Creative Writing Capstone Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4491 - Writing Internship Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 3330 - Writing for Multimedia Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 3350 - Participatory Journalism and Social Media Credit Hours: 3

Elective Groups (6 credit hours)

Choose six hours from the following three elective groups:

Group One

ENGL 3301 - Theories of Language and their Application to English I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3355 - Young Adult Literature Credit Hours: 3

Study of Genre

ENGL 3356 - Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Magical Realism Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3382 - The World Novel Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3383 - Epic Tradition Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3390 - Modern Drama Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3391 - The Short Story Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3392 - Contemporary Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3394 - The Art of the Motion Picture Credit Hours: 3

Studies in Literature and Culture

ENGL 3364 - Appalachian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3385 - The Arthurian Tradition Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3386 - The Bible as Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3387 - Folk Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3388 - Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3389 - Minority Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3395 - Journeys in Comparative Mythology Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3396 - Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3