Pictured | Shannon Vail | Bachelor of Arts in English / Minor in Creative Writing | South Bend, Indiana (hometown)
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Minor in Creative Writing

Kelcey Ervick, PhD | Coordinator

Wiekamp Hall 3167 | (574) 520-4503

About the Minor in Creative Writing

Explore your creative side! The Creative Writing Minor is an excellent complement to any major. Students write original stories, poems, and personal essays; read and analyze important works of literature; and develop practical skills in editing and publishing.

• ENG-W 130 and ENG-W 131 do not count toward the minor.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Academic Advising

Your academic advisor is a critical partner in fostering your success at IU South Bend and beyond. Your advisor will help you explore academic majors and careers, plan your degree, choose classes, learn about internships and study abroad, and much more. To see who is assigned as your advisor, visit your Student Online Advising Record in one.iu.edu. For more information about advising at IU South Bend, visit the website for the Undergraduate Advising Center.

Final responsibility for meeting degree requirements rests with the student.

Questions about advising? Email sbadvise@iu.edu or call (574) 520-4550.

Requirements (15 cr.)

• ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation

Select one from the following upper-division creative writing courses:

• ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 302 Screenwriting
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 311 Creative Nonfiction
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 413 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
  May be taken twice for credit

Select one from the following creative writing electives:

• ENG-A 190 Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity
• ENG-A 399 Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity
• ENG-W 280 Literary Editing and Publishing
• ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 302 Screenwriting
• ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 311 Creative Nonfiction
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
  May be taken twice for credit
• ENG-W 413 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing
  May be taken twice for credit

Select any 300–level literature course (ENG-E 3xx or ENG-L 3xx)

Special Requirements for English Majors

English majors may minor in creative writing only if they choose the literature concentration in the major. 

• In place of the ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation requirement for the minor, English majors take any creative writing course.
• In addition, English majors have the option to substitute another creative writing course for the 300–level literature course requirement of the minor