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Course Notation Information
Academic Foundations 003
African American and African Studies 014
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Art, Design, and Art History (080, 081, 082, 083, 085)
Biological Sciences
Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geology 460)
Economics 220
Urban Education 300
English (350 and 352)
Learning Goals
Major Requirements
Minor Requirements
Minor in Creative Writing
Teacher Certification
Prerequisites for English Courses
Courses (English 350)
Courses (American Literature 352)
English: Composition and Writing 355
Environmental Sciences 375
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
Greek 490
Health Sciences: Aging 499J
Health Sciences: Health Advocacy 499K
Health Information Management 504
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
Information Systems 548
International Affairs
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Journalism and Media Studies 086
Latin 580
Legal Studies
Linguistics 615
Mathematics 640
Medical Imaging Sciences 658
Music 087
Neuroscience 112
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812
Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology 819
Psychology 830
Religious Studies
Russian 860
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Theater 088
Video Production 089
Women's and Gender Studies 988
Writing 989
Administration and Faculty
Consortium with New Jersey Institute of Technology
Nursing
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark
School of Criminal Justice
School of Public Affairs and Administration
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Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
Catalogs
  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses English (350 and 352) Minor in Creative Writing  

Minor in Creative Writing


The minor in creative writing offers undergraduate students in all disciplines the opportunity to advance their communication and critical thinking skills, qualities employers seek, through the analysis and writing of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Creative writing courses instruct students in mastering the fluidity of expression, tone, and compression so necessary to those who contemplate graduate work in any discipline. Students majoring in business, the sciences, and liberal arts, as well as students pursuing prelaw and premedicine courses of study, will find the creative writing minor beneficial in its capacity to deepen and expand their understanding of language and humanity. Law schools value masterful writers who can use metaphor and simile to buttress argument, and medical schools are increasingly concerned with issues of communication/empathy as they train doctors and medical staff.

Creative writing prepares education majors with the expertise necessary to incorporate creative writing into the teaching of literature at the elementary or high school level. Reading culture through the poetry or fiction of a given time, from classic texts to those written by contemporary and emerging writers, supports creative writing minors in their own work as writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

To view current course requirements and to apply for the creative writing minor, visit the website.
 
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