Writing Minor

Requirements for the Minor in Writing

The minor in writing requires a minimum of 22 credit hours.

I. Five core courses as follows (13 credit hours)

ENGL 160	Visiting Writers Program	.5
ENGL 260	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
ENGL 361	Intermediate Fiction Writing	3
	or
ENGL 362	Intermediate Poetry Writing	3
ENGL 365	Form and Theory of Writing	3
ENGL 460	Advanced Poetry Writing	3
	or
ENGL 461	Advanced Fiction Writing	3

ENGL 160: two semesters at .5 credit hour

II. Three elective courses chosen from the following (9 credit hours)

ENGL 261	Literary Publishing	3
ENGL 361	Intermediate Fiction Writing	3
ENGL 362	Intermediate Poetry Writing	3
ENGL 366	Opinion in Journalism	3
ENGL 369	Argumentative Writing	3
ENGL 374	Writing and Social Change	3
ENGL 375	Writing for the Professions	3
ENGL 378	Advanced Writing I: The Essay	3
ENGL 399	Special Topics	1-4
ENGL 460	Advanced Poetry Writing	3
ENGL 461	Advanced Fiction Writing	3
ENGL 465	English Internships	1-12
ENGL 490	Independent Study	1-6

 

Note:

• ENGL 160 must be taken twice. Students are required to register for ENGL 160 concurrently with the pertinent intermediate and advanced writing courses — ENGL 361 or ENGL 362, and ENGL 460 or ENGL 461.
• A minimum of 15 credit hours counted toward the minor must be taken at SUNY Fredonia. Courses in the minor may only be taken once for credit, with the exception of ENGL 160 and ENGL 399.
• All students must earn a grade of C or higher in each of their required courses.
• ENGL 399 is a special topics course. Students may only count this in the minor when the topic is pertinent to writing.
• Students may only cross-list 6 credit hours of courses for the ENGL major and writing minor.