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Minor

Creative Writing Minor

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 35 courses

About This Program

The creative writing minor allows students to develop the craft of poetry writing or short fiction writing, as well as to explore other and emerging areas of writing practice such as creative nonfiction, screenwriting, playwriting, hybrid genres, and electronic forms. The minor is excellent preparation for those who seek to pursue advanced degrees in writing, as well as for those who seek to pursue careers in writing and the creative industries.

Degree Requirements

The Minor: Required Lower-Division Courses (9-10 units)

Complete two courses as follows:

The Minor: Required Lower-Division Courses (9-10 units): English 4 series

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 4HW Critical Reading and Writing (Honors) 5
ENGL 4W Critical Reading and Writing 5
ENGL 4WX Critical Reading and Writing (Community-Engaged Learning) 5

The Minor: Required Lower-Division Courses (9-10 units): Additional Course

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 10C Literatures in English, 1850 to Present 5
ENGL 11 Introduction to American Cultures 5
ENGL 20 Introduction to Creative Writing 4
ENGL 20W Introduction to Creative Writing 5

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units)

Complete five or six courses as follows:

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units): Core Genre

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 136A Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry 5
ENGL 136B Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry 5
ENGL 137A Creative Writing: Intermediate Short Story 5
ENGL 137B Creative Writing: Advanced Short Story 5

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units): Advanced Core Genre

Select one advanced course in the same core genre from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 136B Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry 5
ENGL 137B Creative Writing: Advanced Short Story 5

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units): Additional Course

Select one additional advanced course in the same genre, or one intermediate or advanced course in the other genre, or one creative writing topics course from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 136A Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry 5
ENGL 136B Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry 5
ENGL 137A Creative Writing: Intermediate Short Story 5
ENGL 137B Creative Writing: Advanced Short Story 5
ENGL M138 Topics in Creative Writing 5
ENGCOMP M138 Topics in Creative Writing 5

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units): Electives

Select one or two courses from the following list. English M192 must be taken twice to satisfy the requirement.

Code Course Title Credits
ASIA AM 112C Asian American Creative Writing 4
CCAS CM135 Bilingual Writing Workshop 4
ENGL M101B Queer Literatures and Cultures, 1850 to 1970 5
ENGL M101C Queer Literatures and Cultures after 1970 5
ENGL M102B Contemporary Asian American Literary Issues and Criticism 5
ENGL M104B African American Literature from Harlem Renaissance to 1960s 5
ENGL M104C African American Literature of 1960s and 1970s 5
ENGL M104D Contemporary African American Literature 5
ENGL M105C Chicana/Chicano Literature since el Movimiento, 1970s to Present 5
ENGL 136A Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry 5
ENGL 136B Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry 5
ENGL 137A Creative Writing: Intermediate Short Story 5
ENGL 137B Creative Writing: Advanced Short Story 5
ENGL M138 Topics in Creative Writing 5
ENGL 170C American Literature since 1945 5
ENGL 171B 20th-Century British Poetry 5
ENGL 171C 20th-Century British Fiction 5
ENGL 172B Drama, 1945 to Present 5
ENGL 173B American Poetry since 1945 5
ENGL 173C Contemporary American Poetry 5
ENGL 174B American Fiction since 1945 5
ENGL 174C Contemporary American Fiction 5
ENGL M192 Undergraduate Practicum in English: Journals 2
ENGCOMP M138 Topics in Creative Writing 5

The Minor: Required Upper Division Courses (24-25 units): Capstone

Select one capstone course culminating in a project with a creative writing focus from:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 184 Capstone Seminar: English 5
ENGL 195CE Community and Corporate Internships in English 4
ENGL 198B Honors Research in English 5
ENGL 199 Directed Research or Senior Project in English 2 to 8

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