Program Requirements
In the creative writing minor, students will:
Create literary works in a variety of forms.
Broaden their knowledge and understanding of literature.
Synthesize lived and learned experience by expressing it imaginatively.
Develop skills in the use of imagery, metaphor, dialogue, and description.
Become better able to evaluate their written work and that of others.
Students may attend readings and lectures by visiting authors, participate in regional and national writing conferences, and share their work in poetry and prose readings on- and off-campus. The program includes opportunities to work on the staff of the Mount’s award-winning literary magazine, Lighted Corners, and to submit features to the Emmitsburg News-Journal.
The creative writing minor consists of six courses (18 credits).
Students of any major may minor in creative writing by taking a series of designated courses from the English and Communication departments.
Then take the next course in the sequence:
Select one or two upper-level courses that count toward the minor:
Choose one or two advanced writing workshops: