CRW 2001 CREATIVE WRITING 3 credits

Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H. This course is offered for students desiring experience in such forms as the short story, poetry, the novel, etc. and is conducted under workshop conditions. The class will discuss outstanding contemporary writers’ work as patterns and also read and analyze the student writing assignments. Each student may specialize in one literary form in a term project, as determined in conference with the instructor. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours.

CRW 2100 FICTION WORKSHOP 3 credits

Prerequisite:  CRW 2001 or permission of the dean.  This course, offered for students desiring experience in the writing of fiction, is conducted under workshop conditions.  The class will discuss outstanding contemporary fiction writers¿ work as positive examples, explore the elements of both short stories and novels, and analyze student fiction in a workshop situation.  Term project will consist of a collection of stories or part of a novel, the parameters of which will be determined by the instructor.  This course has a substantial writing requirement.  47 contact hours.

CRW 2300 POETRY WORKSHOP 3 credits

Prerequisite:  CRW 2001 or permission of the dean. This course, offered for students desiring experience in the writing of poetry, is conducted under workshop conditions.  The class will discuss outstanding contemporary poets¿ work as positive examples, explore the elements of both formal and free verse poetry, and analyze student poetry in a workshop situation.  Term project will consist of a collection of poems, the parameters of which will be determined by the instructor.  This course has a substantial writing requirement.  47 contact hours.