CRWT 234 Craft Seminar: Creative Nonfiction

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

This introductory workshop introduces the major forms of creative nonfiction–including the personal essay, profile, investigative feature, and social/cultural commentary–and explores how storytelling strategies can be employed within the genre. Students will learn to develop individual voices and styles, taking into account the demands of different audiences, different subjects, and different aims. Students will be assigned readings within the genre of creative nonfiction; they will also conduct their own research (both primary and secondary).

Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.