CREATIVE NONFICTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: JOURN 335 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain what creative nonfiction is – and what it is not. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explore a wide variety of different kinds of creative nonfiction by wonderful reporters and writers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Exchange, practice and revise creative writing in group workshops. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze and critique creative nonfiction. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Cultivate trust to report these kinds of stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce creative nonfiction projects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critique traditional creative nonfiction with more sophisticated analysis techniques. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain what creative nonfiction is – and what it is not. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explore a wide variety of different kinds of creative nonfiction by wonderful reporters and writers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Exchange, practice and revise creative writing in group workshops. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze and critique creative nonfiction. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Cultivate trust to report these kinds of stories. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce creative nonfiction projects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critique traditional creative nonfiction with more sophisticated analysis techniques. Audience: Graduate