Creative Writing Minor

The Minor in Creative Writing is offered by the Department of English and Comparative Literature .

University Graduation Requirements

To be awarded a minor, at least 12 units of coursework must be completely distinct and separate from the coursework in the major, and coursework for the minor must include a minimum of 6 upper-division units (University Policy S16-4). Minor preparation or support courses do not count toward the 12 distinct units. Of the coursework for the minor, at least 6 units must be completed in residence at SJSU. The minimum aggregate GPA for all coursework required for the minor must be at least 2.0.

Minor Requirements (18-19 units)

Lower Division (3 units)

ENGL 71 - Creative Writing 3 unit(s) (C2)

Upper Division (12 units)

Complete 12 units from:

ENGL 130 - Writing Fiction 4 unit(s)
ENGL 131 - Writing Poetry 4 unit(s)
ENGL 133 - Reed Magazine 4 unit(s)
ENGL 135 - Writing Nonfiction 4 unit(s)

Literature Courses (3-4 units)

Select either one survey course

ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment 3 unit(s)
ENGL 60 - Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680‐1860 4 unit(s)
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond 3 unit(s)
ENGL 149 - The Romantic Period 4 unit(s)
ENGL 150 - The Victorian Age 4 unit(s)
ENGL 151 - 20th and 21st Century Poetry 4 unit(s)
ENGL 162 - Studies-American Literature Before 1865 4 unit(s)
ENGL 163 - American Literature: 1865-1945 4 unit(s)
ENGL 165 - Topics in Ethnic American Literature 4 unit(s)
ENGL 166 - American Literature Since 1945 4 unit(s)
ENGL 167 - Steinbeck 4 unit(s)
ENGL 168 - The American Novel 4 unit(s)
ENGL 169 - Ethnicity in American Literature 3 unit(s)
ENGL 176 - The Short Story 4 unit(s)
ENGL 177 - Topics in Fiction Since 1900 4 unit(s)

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Creative Writing Minor

Minor Requirements (18-19 units)

Lower Division (3 units)

Upper Division (12 units)

Literature Courses (3-4 units)

Total Units Required (18-19 units)