2026-2027 Course Catalog
Source: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/minors/creative-writing/ Parent: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
for the Undergraduate Minor in Creative Writing
The Creative Writing minor, administered by the Department of English’s Creative Writing Program, is designed to augment majors from all over campus with a program of small workshops (poetry or fiction) and a variety of other writing, literature, and film courses. The result should be the development of a range of analytical and creative skills that will enrich the undergraduate experience and help prepare students for work in any number of fields.
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | CW 100 | Intro to Creative Writing | 3 | | Creative Writing Coursework | | 9 | | Students complete 9 hours of creative writing coursework by choosing one of the following 3-course (9-hour) sequences: | | | | CW 106 | Poetry Workshop I | | | CW 206 | Poetry Workshop II | | | CW 406 | Poetry Workshop III | | | OR | | | | CW 104 | Fiction Workshop I | | | CW 204 | Fiction Workshop II | | | CW 404 | Fiction Workshop III | | | Approved Electives | | 6 | | Students complete 6 hours of coursework in any of the following areas (a minimum of 3 hours must be at the advanced 300 /400 level): | | | | Any ENGL or CW course | | | | CMN 423 | Rhetorical Criticism | | | JOUR 475 | In-Depth Writing Styles | | | THEA 211 | Introduction to Playwriting | | | IS 410 | Storytelling | | | Total Hours | | 18 |
for the Undergraduate Minor in Creative Writing
- Concepts: Students will identify, analyze, and use the elements of literary craft appropriate for their chosen writing genre.
- Writing: Students will develop a personal style, apply craft techniques that they learn during workshops, and choose from several strategies to revise written work.
- Workshop: Students will identify and learn to use the most effective worship practices. They will learn how to critique the written work of their peers, both orally and in writing, in constructive and mutually beneficial ways.
- Reading: Students will read, analyze, and evaluate contemporary and other literature from the perspective of literary craft and the study of creative writing.
- Literary Community and Profession: Students will learn to evaluate, discuss, and research contemporary literary publishing and editing.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Creative Writing