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English Literature, BA Creative Writing Emphasis

36 credit hours

Degree was added after publishing per the addendum. **

The Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing prepares students to use language both persuasively and creatively and to read, think, and write critically in any setting. Graduates pursue a variety of professional objectives and career paths, including graduate school in literature and creative writing, law school, teaching at the secondary level, journalism, technical and business writing, copywriting, editing, and proofreading.

Requirements

Elective Writing courses (18 credit hours):

Choose six from the following options:

ENGL 20800Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric

3
ENGL 21200Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing

3
ENGL 22200Writing Creative Non-Fiction

3
ENGL 28200-28299Selected Topics in English

3
ENGL 30100Methods of Literary Study

3
ENGL 30700The Teaching of Writing

3
ENGL 31500The Literary Journal: Arrow Rock and Beyond

3
ENGL 32100Advanced Fiction Writing

3
ENGL 32300Advanced Poetry Writing

3
ENGL 34000Advanced Creative Non-Fiction Writing

3
ENGL 35800Writer's Market

3
ENGL 36300Theory of Language

3
ENGL 36700World-Building

3
ENGL 37200Modern Grammar

3
ENGL 38200-38299Advanced Topics in English

3

Elective literature courses (9 credit hours):

Choose three from the following:

ENGL 20100World Literature I

3
ENGL 20200World Literature II

3
ENGL 20500British Literature I

3
ENGL 20600British Literature II

3
ENGL 23500American Literature I

3
ENGL 23600American Literature II

3
ENGL 25600Survey of Greek Literature

3
ENGL 27600African-American Literature

3
ENGL 27800Latino Literature

3
ENGL 30900The Novel

3
ENGL 33200Chaucer

3
ENGL 33300Shakespeare

3
ENGL 33800Medieval English Literature

3
ENGL 33900Early Modern Literature

3
ENGL 34100Restoration and 18th-Century Literature

3
ENGL 34200English Romantic Literature

3
ENGL 3430019th Century Literature

3
ENGL 34700-34799Topics in American Literature

3
ENGL 35200Early American Literature

3
ENGL 35300Modern American Literature

3
ENGL 3550020th- and 21st-Century Literature

3
ENGL 35700-35799Topics in British Literature

3
ENGL 38000-38099Advanced Topics in Literature

3
ENGL 38100-38199Advanced Topics in Literature

3

Three required courses (9 credit hours):

ENGL 21400Introduction to Writing Poetry

3
ENGL 21500Introduction to Writing Fiction

3
ENGL 47000Seminar in Writing

3

English Literature majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Intermediate II level. Students who have experience in a foreign language before they enroll at Lindenwood may have their proficiency tested by the Department of Foreign Languages to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement.