Undergraduates

Fall 2008 Undergraduate English Courses (pdf)

The English Department offers a Certificate of Concentration in Creative Writing to those students who have taken four or more courses in creative writing and/or related courses. A student fulfilling requirements for the Concentration will receive a letter of certification from the English Department following graduation. This letter of certification will help students seeking employment in editing, publishing, advertising, and other book or magazine related fields. The Concentration in Creative Writing will also benefit students seeking a degree in creative writing at the graduate school level.

All students wishing to fulfill the requirements for a Concentration in Creative Writing must take English 146 and a minimum of twelve credits from among the following:

At least six credits, with a minimum of two creative writing workshops in English 245, English 246 and English 247. English 245, English 246 and English 247 can be repeated for credit toward the certificate and graduation.

At least three credits, with a minimum of one of the following: English 211 - Modern British and American Poetry; English 212- The Modern Novel; or English 216- The Short Story.

English 249W (Advanced Expository Writing), English 294C (Publishing) and English 296 (Aesthetics and Practice of Small Magazines) are electives. English 249W, Advanced Expository Writing, offers students an opportunity to write and analyze essays, usually on topics related to students' individual interests and needs. English 294C, Publishing, is a survey of the magazine and book publishing industries. English 296, Aesthetics and Practice of Small Magazines, is a practicum course in which students study a wide range of literary journals such as The Paris Review, They Kenyon Review, and The Gettysburg Review as models while editing UConn's own undergraduate literary journal, The Long River Review. A third course in Literature, Playwriting or Writing for Television such as English 202-203 (Film Writing) may be used as an elective with permission of the Creative Writing Program Director.

(Courses required for a Concentration in Creative Writing are independent of those required for the English Major.) For further information contact Rose in the Undergraduate Advisory Office, CLAS 209.

PLEASE NOTE:  IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN 200-LEVEL CREATIVE WRITING COURSES, YOU MUST HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR’S CONSENT, WHICH IS GIVEN AFTER A REVIEW OF YOUR WORK.  DROP OFF SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK FOR REVIEW IN CLAS 142 (PENELOPE PELIZZON).  INCLUDE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND ADDRESS ON A COVER SHEET.  (INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT SCHOOL ADDRESS AS WELL AS SUMMER CONTACT INFORMATION.)  ALSO INDICATE WHICH COURSE YOU WISH TO TAKE.  For more information, contact the Creative Writing Program office at 486-2324.