Nov 21, 2024

American University Catalog 2024-2025

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American University Catalog 2024-2025

Creative Writing (Minor)

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Offered by the Department of Literature , College of Arts and Sciences .

Minor Requirements

18 credit hours with grades of C or better, a minimum of 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor

Course Requirements

Required (3 credit hours)

LIT-107 Creative Writing Across Genres (3)

Creative Writing Workshops (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Note: Any workshop in each genre can be taken up to two times.

LIT-400 Creative Writing: Fiction (3) (may be repeated for credit once)
LIT-401 Creative Writing: Poetry (3) (may be repeated for credit once)
LIT-403 Creative Writing: Nonfiction (3) (may be repeated for credit once)

Foundation (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Literature Elective (3 credit hours)

3 LIT credit hours if not taken to fulfill Creative Writing Workshops or Foundation

Upper-Level Elective (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or other LIT course at or above 300-level approved by program director: