Undergraduate
Minors
Minor in Creative Writing
The minor in creative writing is designed for students interested in producing original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or screenwriting. It is also useful for those contemplating careers in the teaching of writing.
A minor in Creative Writing (ENG) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:
- Completion of properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school.
- Completion of 15 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course.
- Six credits must be completed at IU Indianapolis.
- 9 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above.
- One course may be shared between the English minor and the English major.
- to declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.
Electives-choose 15 credit hours from the following:
- ENG-W 206: Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 207: Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 208: Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 280: Literary Editing and Publishing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 301: Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 302: Screenwriting (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 303: Writing Poetry (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 305: Writing Creative Nonfiction (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 401: Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 403: Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 407: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 408: Creative Writing for Teachers (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 411: Directed Writing (1-3 cr.) (W411 may be repeated once for credit)
