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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Creative Writing Minor


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Offered by English. The Creative Writing Minor at UMBC is appropriate for students of any major who are interested in creative writing as a form of expression. Students study the craft of writing across genres, including fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They learn to read critically, produce and revise their own creative work, and share feedback on their peers’ writing in a supportive workshop setting. Beyond the classroom, they engage with the wider creative community, attending campus literary events and exploring publishing opportunities. By cultivating the habits of productive writers, students grow as self-editors and are able to continue creative pursuits after their undergraduate studies.

Minor Requirements


  • Minimum of 21 credits
  • Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the minor
  • ENGL 203  must be completed in residence at UMBC
  • Other creative writing courses may be transferred in, if equivalency is determined for them
  • Up to 6 credits from the minor may be counted as part of the English, B.A. 

Course Requirements


Required Course (3 credits)


Complete the following:

Elective Courses (18 credits)


Complete 18 credits of ENGL courses including a minimum of 12 credits at the 300-level and 3 credits at the 400-level.

300-level Literature and Culture


Complete a minimum of two 300-level Literature and Culture courses from the following:

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