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English Major, B.A. with Creative Writing Concentration

English majors with a concentration in Creative Writing must take a minimum of 30 credits in English at or above the 200 level, 15 credits of which must be 300 level or above (excluding independent study and internships).

 

Six credits in English, exclusive of independent study and internships, must be taken during the senior year. Transfer students must complete at least 12 credits in English at Hood. The Senior Seminar (ENGL 470) must be taken at Hood.

Requirements for the Major with Concentration

Historical Breadth (6 to 12 credits):

Students must take either ENGL 307 British Literature or two courses in literature before 1800. The English and Communication Arts Department, through the advising process, will determine which courses fulfill the pre-1800 requirement. Noted as H1 after course description.

Students must take either ENGL 309 American Literature or two courses in literature after 1800. The English and Communication Arts Department, through the advising process, will determine which courses fulfill the post-1800 requirement. Noted as H2 after course description.

 

Genre (6 credits) noted as "G" after course description:

Students must take two courses in two different genres from courses numbered:

ENGL 229History of Drama Theatre I

3.0
ENGL 230History of Drama and Theatre II

3.0
ENGL 270-289Genre Studies

3.0
 

Creative Writing (9 credits):

Students must take:

ENGL 219Creative Writing

3.0

and two of the following courses:

CMA 281Introduction to Screenwriting

3.0
ENGL 319Creative Nonfiction

3.0
ENGL 326Intermediate Fiction Writing

3.0
ENGL 327Intermediate Poetry Writing

3.0
ENGL 420Advanced Fiction Writing

3.0
ENGL 421Advanced Poetry Writing

3.0
ENTH 303Playwriting

3.0

Inclusive Voices

Students must take one course from the following:
AFEN 265African American Voices Before 20th Century

3.0
AFEN 266The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: 20th Century African American Literature

3.0
ENGL 237Young Adult Literature

3.0
ENGL 242Global Medieval Literature

3.0
ENGL 247Global Shakespeares

3.0
ENGL 249Contemporary Global Fiction

3.0
ENGL 278Genre Studies: Women's Poetry

3.0
ENGL 280Genre Studies: 20th Century Ethnic Narratives

3.0
ENGL 286Genre Studies: African American Poetry

3.0
ENGL 287Thematic Studies: Disability Literature

3.0
ENGL 289Genre Studies: Queer Poetry

3.0
ENGL 340Writers of Significance: Elizabeth Bishop & Sylvia Plath

3.0
ENGL 344Writers of Significance: Woolf and Forster

3.0
ENGL 346Writers of Significance: Erdrich, Silko & Alexie

3.0
ENGL 347Writers of Significance: Whitman & Dickinson

3.0
ENGL 340, ENGL 344, ENGL 346 or ENGL 347 may also count as Writers of Significance (WS)

Approaches to Literature (3 credits)

Students must take Approaches to Literature, a course in literary theory and criticism.
ENGL 311Approaches to Literature

3.0

Writers of Significance (3 credits) noted as "WS" after course description:

Students must take at least one course from the following:

ENGL 313Shakespeare

3.0
ENGL 318Chaucer

3.0
ENGL 340-359Writers of Significance

3.0
ENGL 441Faulkner and Morrison

3.0
 

Senior Seminar (3 credits):

Students must take the Senior Seminar, a capstone course in literary theory and criticism

ENGL 470Seminar

3.0