ENGL 305 - Creative Nonfiction

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23AR

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course will introduce students to various forms of creative nonfiction, including but not limited to personal essay and memoir. The course will be both reading- and writing-intensive as students read examples in the genre and produce their own texts.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for The Arts is satisfied by ENGL 305. To assess the General Education requirements, when you have completed this course, you will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of at least one principal form of artistic expression and the creative process inherent therein.

Students who successfully complete ENGL 305 (course-specific SLOs) will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the principles and elements used in the art form under study to produce a creative work in the chosen medium.
be able to analyze and interpret the art form under study.
recognize differences in structure across various creative nonfiction genres
write texts that conform to various genres of creative nonfiction