Creative Writing

Elise Juska, Minor Advisor
ejuska@uarts.edu
(215) 717-6264

C O N T E N T S

Description
Program Requirements

Description

The minor in Creative Writing invites students to develop and deepen their skills as writers of poetry and fiction, as well as to explore genres such as creative nonfiction, playwriting, translation, graphic storytelling, and screenwriting.

Students pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing are not permitted to enroll in this minor.

Program Requirements (15 credits)

Required Courses

CRWT 181 Poetry Workshop for Non-Majors 3 credits
CRWT 182 Fiction Workshop for Non-Majors 3 credits
CRWT 201 Intermediate Poetry Workshop or CRWT 202 Intermediate Short Story Workshop 3 credits

Additional Courses

Complete 6 credits from the following list:

CRWT 211 Poetry and Poetics 3 credits
CRWT 212 The Short Story 3 credits
CRWT 214 Modernism 3 credits
CRWT 222 The Linked Short Story Collection 3 credits
CRWT 224 Poetic Translations & Adaptations 3 credits
CRWT 230 Graphic Storytelling 3 credits
CRWT 234 Creative Nonfiction 3 credits
CRWT 236 Speculative Fiction 3 credits
CRWT 237 Long Poems 3 credits
CRWT 238 Historical Fiction 3 credits
CRWT 239 Growing Up and Growing Old 3 credits
CRWT 240 Spoken Word and Performance Poetry 3 credits
CRWT 241 Writing, the City, and the Arts 3 credits
CRWT 301 Advanced Poetry Workshop 3 credits
CRWT 302 Advanced Workshop in Short Story 3 credits
CRWT 320 Writing and Collaboration 3 credits
CRWT 326 Reviewing the Arts 3 credits
THEA 355 Playwriting I 3 credits
THEA 356 Playwriting II 3 credits
WFTV 212 Screenwriting II 3 credits
WFTV 221 Screenplay Adaptation 3 credits
WFTV 227 Writing for Television I 3 credits
WFTV 232 Creating Reality TV 3 credits
WFTV 283 Screenwriting Workshop for Non-Majors 3 credits
WFTV 328 Writing for Television II 3 credits
WFTV 333 Writing the Short Film 3 credits