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Old 17th November 2016, 07:09 PM
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Can you tell me about the Major Requirements for Creative Writing as required by the Department of English of Dedman College of Humanities & Sciences of Southern Methodist University?
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The Major Requirements for Creative Writing as required by the Department of English of Dedman College of Humanities & Sciences of Southern Methodist University are as follows:

English Major Requirements

The major requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of English courses, including no more than 12 hours at the 2000-level and below and at least 12 hours of 4000-level literature courses.

1. Fundamentals (6 hours total):
• ENGL 2311 or 2314H: Poetry or Doing Things with Poems, and
• ENGL 2315: Introduction to Literary Study

2. Reading Historically:
• Medieval Literature (3 hours): courses numbered 3320-3329 and 4320-4329
• Early Modern Literature (3 hours): courses numbered 3330-3339 and 4330-4339
• Literature in the Age of Revolutions (3 hours): courses numbered 3340-3349 and 4340-4349
• Modern to Contemporary Literature (3 hours): courses numbered 3350-69 and 4350-69

In addition, one may petition to have other historically-focused advanced courses assigned to a historical group when appropriate, and at the department’s discretion.

3. Criticism and Theory (3 hours total from the following):
• ENGL 3310: Contemporary Approaches to Literature, Language, and Culture
• ENGL 4310: Studies in Literary Theory and Criticism

4. Major Electives (12 hours):
• Courses to be selected from any departmental offerings, with these limitations: no more than 6 additional hours below 3000-level may be counted toward the major, including no more than 3 hours at 1000-level.
• CLAS 3312, Classical Rhetoric, counts as an English Elective.
• The following courses are not acceptable as major electives: ENGL 1300, 1301, 1302, 1305, 2302, 2305.

Co-requirement: 12 hours of 4000-level literature courses
• English 2311 and 2315 are prerequisite for all 4000-level literature courses; 3310 is also recommended.
• Courses in Creative Writing (4391 through 4398) do not fulfill this requirement.

A grade of C- or better must be earned in all courses fulfilling major requirements, and English majors must attain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 among all courses attempted for the major.

Creative Writing Specialists are required to complete the following coursework:

2390: Introduction to Creative Writing - prerequisite for all additional courses
A minimum of two creative writing courses at the 3390-level, and from at least two of the following categories:

3390: Studies: Creative Writing Workshop
• Studies: Thematic
• Studies: Experiential
• Studies: Craft

And all creative writing specialists must complete: 4390 - Culminating Project in Creative Writing

Students requiring additional semesters to complete culminating projects may register for English 4394, Independent Studies in Creative Writing.

Distinction Students: with instructor permission, may do a semester of 4394 or may submit their culminating project for distinction credit.
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