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Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing Major


Fiction Core                                Courses:  6/ 6

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 55-1101      Fiction Writing I                    4       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     55-4101      Fiction Writing I                4
 55-4102      Fiction Writing II                   4       C  
 55-4104      Prose Forms                          4       C  
This course 55-4106 Fiction Writing: Advanced must be taken 3 times. 
With department permission students can take two Fiction Writing 
Advanced and Advanced Prose Forms or Fiction Seminar to complete the
Fiction Writing core requirements.

                                                                                
 55-4106      Fiction Writing: Advanced            4       C  
 55-4106      Fiction Writing: Advanced            4       C  
 55-4106      Fiction Writing: Advanced            4       C  
     OR 1 of the following:
     55-4105      Advanced Prose Forms*            4
     55-4108      Fiction Seminar*                 4

Students must complete two or three courses in this area.  If you take
two critical reading and writing courses you must take three
elective/speciality courses.(8-12 hours)


                                                                                
Critical Reading & Writ                     Courses:  2/ 4

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 55-4215      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4216      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4211      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4217      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4207      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-1200      Critical Reading and Writing f       4       D  
 55-4212                                                   D  
 55-4209      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4210      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4208      Critical Reading and Writing         4       D  
 55-4202      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4201      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4203      Cricital Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4204      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4205      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4213      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4206      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  
 55-4220      Critical Reading and Writing:        4       D  

Students must complete two or three courses in this area.  If a student takes 
two elective/speciality courses, then three critical reading and writing must be
taken.(8-12 hours)
                                                                                
Specialty Writing                           Courses:  2/ 4

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

Up to four credits of Fiction Writing Tutoring can be used to meet 
four hours of the speciality/elective course requirement.
                                                                                
 55-1330*****                                              D  
 55-4108      Fiction Seminar*                     4       D  
 55-4322      Fantasy Writing Workshop             4       D  
 55-4301      Young Adult Fiction                  4       D  
 55-4319      Creative Non-Fiction                 4       D  
 55-4318      Bibliography and Research for        4       D  
 55-4302      Story and Script: Fiction            4       D  
 55-4320      Fiction Writers and Publishing       4       D  
 55-4105      Advanced Prose Forms                 4       D  
 55-4303      Dreams and Fiction Writing           4       D  
 55-4304      Dialects and Fiction Writing         4       D  
 55-4306      Writing Popular Fiction              4       D  
 55-4308      Freelance Applications of            4       D  
 55-4309      Story to Stage: Adapting Prose       4       D  
 55-4317      Collge Literary Magazine             4       D  
 55-1300                                                   D  
 55-4310      Playwriting Workshop II              4       D  
 55-4311      Science Fiction Writing              4       D  
 55-4315      Story and Journal                    4       D  
 55-4316      Small Press Publishing               4       D  
 55-4312      Writing for Children*                4       D  
 55-4331      Practice Teaching: Tutor             4       D  
 55-4325      Screenwriting Workshop:              3       D  
 55-4326      Topics in Fiction: Techniques        3       D  
 55-4327      Adaptation in LA                     3       D  
 55-4328      Acquiring Intellectual Propert       3       D  


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