Overview
These tables reflect what a standard course rotation may look like for a student pursuing the Creative Writing 3+2 program at Western. A student’s individual path may vary somewhat from these projected course rotations, but it is up to the student to meet with their academic advisor to make sure they will complete all the credits they need to graduate within five years.
| ENG 102 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| MATH | Essential Skills | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of the student’s choosing | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of the student’s choosing | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
| ENVS 205 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| GEN ED | Area II General Education Course of the student’s choosing | 4 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
| COM 202 | Academic Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| ONE of the following: ENG 230, ENG 232, ENG 237, ENG 238, ENG 255, ENG 331, ENG 337, or ENG 370 | Diversity Requirement: Environmental Studies in Literature (ENG 230) Borderlands: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality (ENG 232), Women and Literature (ENG 237), Literary Culture of the American West (ENG 238), Ancient World Literature (ENG 255), Literature and Ethnicity Studies (ENG 337), OR Myth and Culture (ENG 370) | 3 |
| ONE of the following: ENG 372, ENG 373, or ENG 374 | British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts (ENG 372), Milton through the Romantics (ENG 373), or The Victorian’s through Present Day | 3 |
| GEN ED | General Education course of student’s choosing (Area II) | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | One Elective Course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
| ENG 463 | Major British Authors | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar II | 3 |
| ONE of the following: ENG 300, ENG 301, ENG 303, ENG 305 | Creative Writing: Fiction (ENG 300), Creative Writing: Poetry (ENG 301), Creative Writing: Environmental Writing (ENG 303), Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (ENG 305) | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Elective course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Elective course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I | 3 |
| ENG 464 | Major American Authors | 3 |
| ENG ELECTIVES | Upper Division Literature Credits | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | TWO Elective courses of the student’s choosing | 6 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
| ENG 463 | Major British Authors | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Senior Seminar II | 3 |
| ONE of the following: ENG 300, ENG 301, ENG 303, ENG 305 | Creative Writing: Fiction (ENG 300), Creative Writing: Poetry (ENG 301), Creative Writing: Environmental Writing (ENG 303), Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (ENG 305) | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Elective course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Elective course of student’s choosing | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Summer before Year Four
| CRWR 600 | Summer Orientation | 1 |
| ONE of the following: CRWR 601, CRWR 630, CRWR 661, or CRWR 681 | Fundamentals of Writing Genre Fiction I (CRWR 601), First-Year Poetry Intensive (CRWR 630), Film History and Analysis: The Visual Narrative (CRWR 661), or Introduction to Nature Writing (CRWR 681 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
| ENG 405 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| Choose ONE of the following sets (6 credits per course): | ||
| CRWR 608 and CRWR 609 | Genre Writing I: Romance and Mystery Fiction (CRWR 608), and Genre Studies I: Romance and Mystery Fiction (CRWR 609) | 12 |
| CRWR 634 and CRWR 635 | Major Authors (CRWR 634) and Poetry Workshop (CRWR 635) | 12 |
| CRWR 665 and CRWR 668 | Screenwriting Genre (CRWR 665) and Television Drama and Situation Comedy (CRWR 668) | 12 |
| CRWR 685 and CRWR 686 | Crafts of Creative Non-Fiction (CRWR 685) and Genres of Nature Writing (CRWR 686) | 12 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
| ENG 445 | Literary Magazine Submission and Production | 3 |
| Choose ONE of the following sets (6 credits per course): | ||
| CRWR 618 and CRWR 619 | Genre Writing II- Western, Speculative and YA Fiction (CRWR 618) and Genre Studies II- Western, Speculative and YA Fiction | 12 |
| CRWR 634 and CRWR 635 | Major Authors (CRWR 634) and Poetry Workshop (CRWR 635) | 12 |
| CRWR 671 and CRWR 675 | Writing the First Feature-Length Screenplay (CRWR 671) and Writing the TV Pilot (CRWR 675) | 12 |
| CRWR 687 and CRWR 688 | Writing about Nature and Science (CRWR 687) and Writing about Nature and Society (CRWR 688) | 12 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Summer Before Year Five
| CRWR 600 | Summer Orientation | 1 |
| ONE of the following: CRWR 602, CRWR 640, CRWR 662, or CRWR 682 | Fundamentals of Writing Genre Fiction II (CRWR 602), Second-Year Poetry Intensive (CRWR 640), Story, Conflict, Character, and Genre in Screenwriting (CRWR 662), or The Poetics of Nature Writing (CRWR 682) | 2 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
| Choose ONE of the following sets: | ||
| CRWR 694 | Capstone* | 1 |
| CRWR 694, and CRWR 620, and CRWR 646 or CRWR 665, CRWR 680, or CRWR 614, or CRWR 623 | Short Forms in Genre Fiction Writing, and Screenwriting Genre, OR Writing Place: New Forms and Techniques, Traditional Publishing, or New Model Publishing | 12 |
| CRWR 646, and CRWR 609, OR CRWR 610, or CRWR 665, or CRWR 680, or CRWR 614, or CRWR 623 | Genre Studies I- Romance and Mystery Fiction, OR Genre Fiction Writing and Reading Survey, or Writing Place: New Forms and Techniques, or Traditional Publishing, or New Model Publishing | 12 |
| CRWR 665 and CRWR 609, OR CRWR 610, CRWR 646, or CRWR 680, or CRWR 614, or CRWR 623 | Screenwriting Genre and Genre Studies I- Romance and Mystery Fiction, OR Genre Fiction Writing and Reading Survey, or Narrative Poetry, or Writing Place: New Forms and Techniques, or Traditional Publishing, or New Model Publishing | 12 |
| CRWR 680, and CRWR 609, OR CRWR 610, or CRWR 646, or CRWR 665, or CRWR 614, or CRWR 623 | Writing Place: New Forms and Techniques, and Genre Studies I- Romance and Mystery Fiction, OR Genre Fiction Writing and Reading Survey, or Narrative Poetry, or Screenwriting Genre, or Traditional Publishing or New Model Publishing | 12 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
| CRWR 694 | Capstone* | 1 |
| Choose ONE of the following sets (6 credits per course): | ||
| CRWR 621, and CRWR 684 | Business Fundamentals for Genre Writers, and Teaching and Pedagogy | 12 |
| CRWR 647 and CRWR 653 | Dramatic Poetry and Satiric Verse, and Poetry Book Reviewing: Poetry, Literacy, Pedagogy | 12 |
| CRWR 690 and CRWR 691 | Screenwriting Thesis I, and Screenwriting Thesis II | 12 |
| CRWR 689 and CRWR 699 | Special Topics in Nature Writing, and Professional Development in Nature Writing | 12 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
*Students pursuing the MFA with an emphasis in Screenwriting do not take CRWR 694: Capstone in the Fall 2 semester.
**Students pursuing the MFA with an emphasis in Screenwriting take CRWR 694 for 2 credits in the Spring 2 semester.
Summer After Year Five
| CRWR 600 | Summer Orientation | 1 |
| CRWR 694 | Capstone | 1 |
| CRWR 604, OR CRWR 650, or CRWR 663, or CRWR 683 | Career Planning for Genre Writers, OR Third-Year Poetry Intensive, or Screenwriting Competition, Representation, the “Option” or Thesis Seminar in Nature Writing | 2 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
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