Creative Writing (Minor)
A minor in Creative Writing is available from the English Department for NC State students, except for English majors in the Creative Writing concentration.
Admissions and Certification of Minor
Students can apply for admission to any university minor program in MyPack Portal. Admission will be based on the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from their degree program. Students can monitor their progress toward completing the minor by viewing their Minor Degree Audit online, anytime, in MyPack Portal.
Questions regarding unmet course requirements on your Minor Degree Audit (indicated by a red ‘X’) should be directed to the Minor Coordinator.
Contact Person
For more information, including program contact information, visit the Department of English website.
SIS code: 16CWM
Plan Requirements
- A minimum of 12 hours (4 courses) in creative writing and/or in writing theory and 3 hours (1 course) in literature.
- Of the five courses, no more than 2 may be at the 200 level. At least one must be at the 400 level or above.
- No more than 2 courses (6 hours) of transfer credit.
- Must have an overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor and may count no course grade lower than a ‘C-‘.
- No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.
- A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between departmental requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
- A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.
Creative Writing or Writing Theory Courses - 12 hours (4 courses)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 281 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENG 287 | Explorations in Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 288 | Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENG 289 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENG 381 | Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 388 | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 389 | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 422 | Writing Theory and the Writing Process | 3 |
| ENG 426 | Analyzing Style | 3 |
| ENG 488 | Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 489 | Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
| ENG 499 | Special Topics in Creative Writing | 3 |
Literature Courses - 3 hours (1 course)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 206 | Studies In Drama | 3 |
| ENG 207 | Studies in Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 208 | Studies In Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 209 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG/WL 219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 |
| ENG/WL 220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 |
| ENG/WL 221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 |
| ENG/WL 222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 |
| ENG/WL 223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG/WL 224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 232 | Literature and Medicine | 3 |
| ENG/WL 246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 |
| ENG/AFS 248 | Survey of African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 249 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 251 | Major British Writers | 3 |
| ENG 252 | Major American Writers | 3 |
| ENG 255 | Beyond Britain: Literature from Colonies of the British Empire | 3 |
| ENG 261 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 262 | English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 265 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 266 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 267 | LGBTQI Literature in the U.S. | 3 |
| ENG/WL 275 | Literature and War | 3 |
| ENG 305 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| ENG 339 | Literature and Technology | 3 |
| ENG 340 | Literature, Art, and Society | 3 |
| ENG 341 | Literature and Science | 3 |
| ENG 342 | Literature of Space and Place | 3 |
| ENG 349 | African Literature in English | 3 |
| ENG 361 | Studies in British Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 362 | Studies in the British Novel | 3 |
| ENG 369 | The American Novel of the 19th Century | 3 |
| ENG 370 | American Fiction, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ENG 372 | American Poetry, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ENG 376 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 377 | Fantasy | 3 |
| ENG 380 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENG 390 | Classical Backgrounds of English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 391 | Special Topics in Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENG/WL 392 | Major World Author | 3 |
| ENG/WL 393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 |
| ENG/WL 394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 399 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 402 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| ENG/WL 406 | Modernism | 3 |
| ENG/WL 407 | Postmodernism | 3 |
| ENG 410 | Studies in Gender and Genre | 3 |
| ENG 420 | Major American Authors | 3 |
| ENG 439 | Studies in English Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENG/AFS 448 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 451 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENG 452 | Medieval British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 453 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 460 | Major British Author | 3 |
| ENG 462 | 18th-Century English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 463 | The Victorian Period | 3 |
| ENG 464 | British Literature and the Founding of Empire | 3 |
| ENG 465 | British Literature and the Dissolution of Empire | 3 |
| ENG 466 | Transatlantic Literatures | 3 |
| ENG 467 | American Colonial Literature | 3 |
| ENG 468 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 470 | American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond | 3 |
| ENG 476 | Southern Literature | 3 |
| ENG 480 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENG 485 | Shakespeare: Revisions and Resources | 3 |
| ENG 486 | Shakespeare, The Earlier Plays | 3 |
| ENG 487 | Shakespeare, The Later Plays | 3 |
| ENG 490 | Studies in Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Studies in Literature | 3 |