Creative Writing Minor
At Concordia University, we provide you with small classes and personalized attention from instructors who work with you to develop your knowledge and skill as a creative writer.
Minors in Creative Writing take courses which introduce them to literary tools needed for writing poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and screenplays. The culmination of these courses and workshops is an advanced creative writing capstone course, in which students compose and revise a collection of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
The Creative Writing program is part of the English Department, which gives you full access to the literary expertise of Concordia’s faculty. In addition, faculty members teaching creative writing are dedicated teachers and working artists who hold MFA degrees in Creative Writing.
Sound of Mind Poetry Club Events
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Publications
Published once a year, The Aerie features poems, prose, screenplays and artwork by students currently enrolled or graduated from Concordia University Irvine.
After Concordia
Concordia graduates with a major in English and a minor in Creative Writing are working in a variety of fields, including:
- Assistant News Editor, ColumbiaMissourian.com
- Content Writer & Editor, Page 1 Solutions
- Associate Professor of English, Concordia University Irvine
- Freelance Copy Editor, Concordia Publishing House
| Creative Writing Minor |
18 units |
WRT 323: Introduction to Genre and Craft in Creative Writing As a multi-genre introduction to the craft of creative writing, students will examine literary conventions as well as the writing techniques and tools essential to effective writing and editing. Prerequisite: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
WRT 427: Advanced Creative Writing This capstone course will provide student with an opportunity to write more intensively and extensively, creating new work and revising previously written work in a workshop setting. Prerequisites: Three of the following courses: WRT 323, 327,328, 329. |
3 |
| Choose two of the following courses: |
WRT 327: Creative Writing: Fiction This course will involve a sustained exploration of the creative process in writing fiction, as students complete several short stories, perform close analysis of published works, and participate in writing workshops. Prerequisites: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
WRT 328: Creative Writing: Poetry This course is designed to sharpen students' awareness of and skill in using the elements of poetry, as they complete a number of original poems in a variety of traditional and contemporary forms and styles, including class discussions of its own creative work and a wide variety of anthologized poetry in a workshop setting. Prerequisites: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
WRT 329: Creative Nonfiction This course will examine and discuss the art and craft of contemporary nonfiction, with practice in a variety of genres, and include market analysis techniques and the submission of work for publication. Prerequisite: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
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WRT 324: Writing for Children and Teenagers As an introduction to the art and craft of writing for young audiences, students will read, analyze, and write both fiction and nonfiction pieces. and include market analysis techniques and the submission of work for publication. Prerequisite: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
WRT 333: Topics in Literature and Creative Writing A focused exploration of genre and subject matter in a workshop setting, this course will include nature, travel, and experimental writing. This course may include travel. Class may be repeated for elective credit. Prerequisites: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
WRT 337: Writing for the Stage and Screen An introductory course to the art of writing dramatic works through the exploration of dramatic writing techniques through writing practice, close analysis of published works, and student workshops. Prerequisites: WRT 102 or 201. |
3 |
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ENG 342: American Literature 2 A survey of American literature from 1850 to 1945, this course will emphasize the literary movements of Realism, Naturalism, as well as the roots of modern American literature. Prerequisite: ENG 201 or CENG 201 or 202. |
3 |
ENG 383: Modern and Contemporary Poetry A survey course of 20th and 21st century poetry, poets, and literary movements. Prerequisite: ENG 201 or CENG 201 or 202. |
3 |
ENG 385: Modern Novel An advanced survey course that will look at the development of literary modernism as represented in major European and American novels, including such novelists as Proust, Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, and Ellison. Prerequisite: ENG 201 or CENG 201 or 202. |
3 |
ENG 387: Modern and Contemporary Drama This course will read, critically analyze, discuss, and evaluate selected plays from 1890 through the 21st century, including such dramatists as Ibsen, O'Neill, Pirandello, Lorca, Miller, Williams, and Albee. Attending a performance may be required. Prerequisite: ENG 201 or CENG 201 or 202. |
3 |
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