Creative Writing Minor

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Degree

Minor

Total Credits

20

Locations

Mankato

Career Cluster

Languages and Literature

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Program Requirements

Core

An introduction to writing poetry and short prose. This course does not assume previous creative writing experience on the part of the student.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-11

Restricted Electives

Choose 12 Credit(s).

This course analyzes the history of story-focused games from board games through computer and mobile games.

Prerequisites: none

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in prose genres. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

Prerequisites: none

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in poetry. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

Prerequisites: none

Writing personal essays and literary journalism with an emphasis on workshop and revision.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to writing short stories with an emphasis on the workshop.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to writing poems, with an emphasis on the workshop.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to developing and writing fiction projects for film and television. May be repeated with new content.

Prerequisites: none

Revise and polish creative work into a professional portfolio with publication and presentation in mind.

Prerequisites: none

Analyze contemporary works of poetry and prose with a special focus on craft and the works' cultural and literary significance.

Prerequisites: none

A variable-title course that explores special topics relating to the technical study of one or more creative genres or the achievement of one or more practitioners. May be repeated with different topics, some of which could fulfill either a major author or a workshop requirement.

Prerequisites: none

Specialized workshop focusing on a specific genre, such as flash fiction, true crime, hybrid writing, or auto-fiction.

Prerequisites: none

Policies

Admission to the Creative Writing minor is open. Contact the Program Director or Creative Arts Department to declare the minor. 

GPA Policy: Students must achieve a minor GPA of 2.0 or higher to earn the Creative Writing minor. 

P/N Grading Policy: A course leading to a Creative Writing minor may not be taken on a P/N basis.

Transfer Credit: The program accepts no more than 10 credits from other colleges and universities as transfer credits to be applied toward the minor. They must be taken in courses that match or are the equivalent of courses that are offered in the program. Please consult the Program Director regarding any transfer issues.