Exercise Creative Thought
The Creative Writing minor combines a joyfully intensive writing practice with critical thinking skills developed through the analysis and interpretation of literary texts. You’ll develop fluent communication skills, learn to interpret complex information, and enhance your creative flexibility and inventiveness.
ELIGIBILITY
There are no special eligibility requirements for this minor. The minor is open to all majors except English/Creative Writing.
Curriculum and Courses
The minor in English Studies allows students to take courses in literature, creative writing, professional writing and rhetoric, cultural studies, and linguistics. Both in person and online English Studies classes are taught by award-winning faculty who are dedicated to student success.
Required Course
ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry
Writing Courses
Select two of the following:
ENG 320 Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction
ENG 323 Intermediate Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
ENG 330 Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry
ENG 420 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction Workshop
ENG 422 Advanced Creative Writing: Screenwriting Workshop
ENG 422 Advanced Creative Writing: Screenwriting Workshop
ENG 430 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop
THE 418 Playwriting
Miami has a very cool creative writing program, which is very experimental and pushes your boundaries. I’ve really appreciated the general mindset of “you know the rules; here’s how to break them!
Delaney Heisterkamp ’20
Admission and Aid
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.
Contact Us
Undergraduate Admission
513-529-2531
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Department of English
Gabriele Bechtel, Ph.D., Lead Department Advisor
Harris Hall 198
Oxford, OH 45056