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Area: Creative Writing and Literature
Bachelor of Arts Degree
CIP 23.0101
 
University Studies Requirements - 49-52 Hours
 
Required Courses - 25 Hours
 
  ENG 099   Freshman Orientation
  ENG 221   Introduction to English Studies
  ENG 302   Major American Authors
  ENG 334   Shakespeare1
  ENG 404   Advanced Composition
 
  and one of the following surveys:
 
  ENG 303   English Literature to 1760
  ENG 304   English Literature, 1760 to the Present
 
  and one of the following surveys:
 
  ENG 305   Survey of World Literature
  ENG 306   Contemporary Literature
 
  and one of the following writing courses:
 
  ENG 214   Introduction to Creative Writing
  ENG 224   Writing in the Professions
 
  and one of the following:
 
  ENG 309   History of the English Language
  ENG 310   Linguistics and English Grammars
 
Required Limited Electives - 24 Hours
 
Concentration in Fiction
 
  ENG 415   Writer's Workshop: Short Story
  ENG 521   Forms of Fictions
  ENG 560   Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
 
  and one of the following courses:
 
  ENG 342   Introduction to Poetry
  ENG 343   Special Topics in Creative Writing
  ENG 416   Writer's Workshop: Poetry
 
-or-
 
Concentration in Poetry
 
  ENG 416   Writer's Workshop: Poetry
  ENG 520   Forms of Poetry
  ENG 561   Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
 
  and one of the following courses:
 
  ENG 341   Introduction to Fiction
  ENG 343   Special Topics in Creative Writing
  ENG 415   Writer's Workshop: Short Story
 
 
Three 400-500 level literature courses and one additional course in literature or creative writing.
 
Electives - 27 to 30 hours
 
Total Curriculum Requirements - 128 hours
 
1  ENG 534 may be substituted for ENG 334.
 
 
The requirements listed above are an example of what is applicable to most students entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Undergraduate Bulletin applicable at the time of the student enrollment.
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