University of West Georgia -- Department of English and Philosophy
1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30118 -- Phone: (678) 839-6512 - Fax: (678) 839-4849

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Course Template

The following information should be available to students as a part of all syllabi for this course.
 

Course Information
Number: ENGL 3200
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Catalog Name: Creative Writing
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Required texts and other readings/materials
  • To be determined by instructor.
Course description
  • An introduction to the writing of poetry and short fiction.  (No more than two [2] 3000-level courses may be counted toward the major in English.) Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102.
  • A further specific description pertaining to this section of the course may be added.

Course Goals

  • Students will learn to write in the genres of poetry and short fiction and become conversant with issues of technique in both disciplines.

  • Students will develop an understanding of the defining characteristics of both genres.

  • Students will become more adept readers and writers as they consider model texts from a writer's perspective.

  • Students will learn to offer and receive constructive criticism in a public forum.

Program Goals

  • This course fulfills one of the departmental requirements for the completion of the English major.
  • This course broadens students' desire and ability to take pleasure in their encounter with literature.
General topics and assignments appropriate to those topics
  • To be determined by instructor.
Assessment activities
  • To be determined by instructor.
Other policies
  • Departmental plagiarism policies
  • Other policy statements specific to this class should be included on the syllabus.
  • A detailed calendar of readings and assignments should be made available to the class at the first class meeting. A copy should be posted electronically and kept on file in the English department office.
  • Students should be expected to come to class, prepared and able to participate.
Last updated 8-9-04 --Email Susan Holland with problems or questions about the site.