INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION AND POETRY WORKSHOP
Fiction writing and poetry writing, with readings of writers as models.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: First Year, freshman or sophomore standing only Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate the techniques of creative writing. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the creative and technical skills necessary to conceive, execute, and revise original literary work in the relevant genre/s (fiction/poetry/playwriting/creative non-fiction). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use reliable research sources; apply the writing process to develop ideas into papers, presentations, or projects; follow discipline-specific conventions for organization and formatting; and share work in writing and at least one other relevant mode of communication. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate the techniques of creative writing. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop the creative and technical skills necessary to conceive, execute, and revise original literary work in the relevant genre/s (fiction/poetry/playwriting/creative non-fiction). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use reliable research sources; apply the writing process to develop ideas into papers, presentations, or projects; follow discipline-specific conventions for organization and formatting; and share work in writing and at least one other relevant mode of communication. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027