Stony Brook University Stony Brook University 13 courses 21 total credits
At Stony Brook, the minor finds its home in the student’s own interests and burgeoning competences, and provides a coherent, themed pathway through many of the SBC requirements in the humanities.
| Total Credits | 21 credits |
Introductory Courses required of all minors
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CWL 190 | Introduction to Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| CWL 202 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Writing Everything | 3 |
| Total Introductory Courses required of all minors | 6 credits | |
Three writing workshops chosen from the following
Students may repeat a workshop as the topic changes.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CWL 300 | Forms of Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| CWL 305 | Forms of Fiction | 3 |
| CWL 310 | Forms of Poetry | 3 |
| CWL 315 | Forms of Scriptwriting | 3 |
| CWL 320 | Forms of Interdisciplinary Arts | 3 |
| CWL 325 | Forms of Science Writing | 3 |
| CWL 510 | Forms of Fiction | 4 |
| Total Three writing workshops chosen from the following | 9 credits | |
One literature course for writers chosen from the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CWL 330 | Topics in European Literature for Writers | 3 |
| CWL 335 | Topics in American Literature for Writers | 3 |
| CWL 340 | Topics in World Literature for Writers | 3 |
| Total One literature course for writers chosen from the following | 3 credits | |
Senior Project or one Additional Writing Workshop at the 300 or graduate level*
graduate-level CWL 510, 520, 530, 540, 550.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CWL 450 | Senior Project | 3 |
| CWL 300 | Forms of Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| CWL 305 | Forms of Fiction | 3 |
| CWL 310 | Forms of Poetry | 3 |
| CWL 315 | Forms of Scriptwriting | 3 |
| CWL 320 | Forms of Interdisciplinary Arts | 3 |
| CWL 325 | Forms of Science Writing | 3 |
| Total | 3 credits | |
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