Creative Writing
The Creative Writing Option provides students with the opportunity to develop narrative, verse or playwriting skills while building a solid background of study in the literatures of Britain and America. For further information, contact:
Rick Mitchell听
Creative Writing Advisor
Email:听rick.mitchell@csun.edu
Careers
English studies provides a good academic foundation for radio and television broadcasting, editing, writing, politics, film and library work, journalism, criticism, advertising, public information, public relations, teaching and technical writing. Studies show that English as a pre-professional major is valuable preparation for future careers in law, medicine, business, and federal service.
Resources for Writers
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree
In pursuing their major students are encouraged to follow our Degree Maps:
Lower Division Required Courses (6 units)
A. Creative Writing (3 units)
B. Literature (3 units)
Select one of the following:
Upper Division Required Courses (33 units)
A. Critical Writing (3 units)
B. Literary Theory (3 units)
C. Literatures of Cultural Diversity (3 units)
Select one of the following:
- ENGL 433 Women Authors (3)
*Consult an adviser for current courses in other areas such as Asian American literature, Central American literature, Chicana and Chicano literature, and Pan African or African American literature that may also satisfy this requirement. For the English major, you may not double-count these courses for upper division or Subject Exploration requirements in General Education.
D. British Literature Before 1900 (3 units)
Select one of the following:
- ENGL 418 English Drama to 1642 (3)
- ENGL 452 17th Century Literature (3)
E. American Literature (3 units)
Select one course from the following:
F. Twentieth Century Literature (3 units)
Select one course from the following:
- ENGL 463A Modern Poetry (3)
G. Creative Writing (9 units)
Select three of the following (course may be repeated one time for credit):
H. Creative Writing Theory (3 units)
Select one of the following:
I. Senior Seminar (3 units)
Select one of the following:
Upper Division Electives (6 units)
Select any upper division courses except听.
General Education (48 units)
Undergraduate students must complete 48 units of听听as described in this Catalog, including 3 units of coursework meeting the听听graduation requirement.
6 units are satisfied by the following courses in the major:听听satisfies C1 Arts;听,听听or听听satisfies C2 Humanities.
If taken,听,听听or听听satisfies E Lifelong Learning;听听or听听satisfies 3 units of F Comparative Cultural Studies and fulfills the Information Competence requirement.
Students majoring in English are encouraged to take a foreign language as part of their college program.
Total Units in Major/Option: 45
General Education Units: 42
Additional Units: 33
Total Units Required for the B.A. Degree: 120
Updated July 2021