ENG-139: Creative Writing (2017-2018)

Catalog Info

Effective Term
Winter 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Creative Writing
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
3 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description

An elective writing course that provides students, at any level of experience, with a firm grasp of the fundamentals of imaginative self-expression. The assignments are diverse, ranging from traditional to contemporary forms of poetry, fiction, and drama, and imaginative non-fiction, in order to offer students a broad range of new opportunities for development of their own chosen subjects, and new ways to polish their own personal style. At the end of the course, the student should be able to comprehend the differences between forms, to analyze forms for imagistic language, and to evaluate peers’ writing, as well as, his or her own creative writing.

Pre-requisites
A satisfactory score on the English placement test or a grade of S in ENG-093 and a grade of S in ENG-081, if required
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No
MTA Categories
  • Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts
General Education Categories
  • Humanities and Fine Arts