B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ENGLISH, CREATIVE WRITING CONCENTRATION

Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog)

42 semester hours

Area F

18 semester hours


1.	ENGL 2208	Introduction to Creative Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 2150		Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 2200		Writing About Literature (9 hours)
2.	ENGL 2130	American Literature (3 hours)

and either

ENGL 2121	British Literature I or
ENGL 2122	British Literature II (6 hours)

3. One of the following:

FREN 2002	Intermediate French Readings (3 hours)
GRMN 2002	Intermediate German Readings (3 hours)
SPAN 2002	Intermediate Spanish Readings (3 hours)
JAPN 2002	Intermediate Japanese Readings (3 hours)

If a student places out of any language at the 2002 level, area F.3 may be replaced by any 1000-2000 level AFST, ARTS, BLST, COMM, HIST, IDST, LING, MSCM, MUSC, PHIL, RELI, THEA, or WMST course not used to fulfill areas B, C, & E (3 hours).


Major Requirements		24 semester hours
1.	Required for all majors (6 hours):
ENGL 3008		Intermediate Creative Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 4031		Creative Writing Seminar (3 hours)
2.	Two different genre classes to be selected from the following (6 hours):
ENGL 4011		Script Writing
ENGL 4012		Creative Non-fiction Writing
ENGL 4013		Poetry Translation
ENGL 4021		Poetry Workshop
ENGL 4022		Fiction Workshop
3.	Three courses from the following. At least one course must be in British literature, one in American, and one focusing on literature written pre-1800. (9 hours):
ENGL 4220		Medievil English Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4223		Chaucer (3 hours)
ENGL 4225		English Renaissance Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4226		Topics In Shakespeare (3 hours)
ENGL 4227		Milton (3 hours)
ENGL 4228		Development of English Drama (3 hours)
ENGL 4330		Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4331		Eighteenth Century English Novel (3 hours)
ENGL 4335		English Romanticism (3 hours)
ENGL 4337		Victorian Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4338		Nineteenth Century English Novel (3 hours)
ENGL 4441		Twentieth Century British Fiction (3 hours)
ENGL 4445		Literary Women (3 hours)
ENGL 4446		Modern Poetry (3 hours)
ENGL 4550		American Literature to 1865 (3 hours)
ENGL 4555		American Literature from 1865 to 1920 (3 hours)
ENGL 4662		Southern Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4664		Flannery O' Connor (3 hours)
ENGL 4665		American Literature from 1920 to the Present (3 hours)
ENGL 4667		African American Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4669		Multicultural American Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4671		Studies in Native American Literature (3 hours)

One course from the following (3 hours):

ENGL 4110	Literary Criticism (3 hours)
ENGL 4112	Theories of Composition and Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4115	History of the English Language (3 hours)
ENGL 4116	Structure of Present Day English (3 hours)

Students are also encouraged to take the following as electives:

ENGL 4440	Modern Drama (3 hours)
ENGL 4447	Comparative Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4449	Great Books of the Western World (3 hours)
ENGL 4451	African Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4452	African Women Writers (3 hours)
ENGL 4448	Adolescent Literature (3 hours)
ENGL 4850	Special Topics: Single Author (3 hours)
ENGL 4950	Special Topics (VAR. 1-4)

Foreign Language Requirement

0-12 semester hours

Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Students do not get credit for the first level of the language they took in high school. (0-12 semester hours)

NOTE: English majors may count only one foreign language course (3 hours) in Area F.

Senior Capstone Experience

3 semester hours

English majors in the Creative Writing concentration may meet the GCSU Senior Capstone Experience requirement in a number of ways:

The Capstone involves the completion of a polished, substantial creative work, which may be a collection of poetry, short stories, short plays, or essays; a novella; a full-length play; or a memoir. The Capstone Project may also be created in conjunction with a Study Abroad program undertaken after completion of at least 72 hours of coursework.
In the fall or spring of the senior year, depending on graduation plans, the student will begin the Capstone with ENGL 4999, Undergraduate Research (2 hours), under the guidance of a faculty member and a Master of Fine Arts graduate student mentor. Later, in the spring or fall, again depending on graduation dates, the student will finish the Capstone with ENGL 4970, Thesis (1 hour), and ENGL 4031, Creative Writing Seminar (3 hours). Finally, the student will make an oral presentation before faculty, students, and invited guests, summarizing research and offering a sample of the final project.

Other Requirements

Completion of the First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade. Students who transfer to GCSU after the first term are exempt from the requirement.
A grade of C or better is required in all English courses; more than one grade of D or below may disqualify a student from continuing in the major.
A minimum of 39 semester hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
Fulfillment of University-wide Senior Capstone Experience requirement, as explained above.

Electives

21-33 semester hours

English majors who need more than one language course to meet the University B.A. requirements may have a lower number of elective hours.

Total

120 semester hours

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