I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Creative Nonfiction
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 2470
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this course students will work to define and explore the literary genre of creative nonfiction, developing the techniques used to gather information and the literary skills needed to turn bare facts into compelling, artful, purpose-driven prose. Through examination of example texts and immersion in the process of imaginative writing, participants will come to better understand and express themselves and their world.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 2470 - Creative Nonfiction
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 2470 - Creative Nonfiction
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
ENGL 341 Creative Writing Nonfiction
|
4
|
|
Metropolitan State University
|
WRIT 352 Writing Memoir and Creative Nonfiction
|
4
|
|
Bemidji State University
|
ENGL 3145 Writing Creative Nonfiction I
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write, revise, and polish creative nonfiction works that demonstrate a strong purpose and distinct voice |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Analyze the effects of particular elements of craft in students’ own and others’ creative nonfiction prose |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Participate in substantive and respectful workshops whose main goals are analysis of creative nonfiction and the creation of a community of writers |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Apply feedback from workshops toward revision of students’ own work |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
|
6
|
|
Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
What is Creative Nonfiction?
|
|
Ethics: The Line Between Fact and Fiction
|
|
Finding a Purpose
|
|
Writing Workshop Methods
|
|
Use of Memory
|
|
Writing About Place
|
|
Understanding Self
|
|
Research Strategies: Interviewing, Immersion, and Empirical Data Collection
|
|
Finding an Angle/Expanding Perspective
|
|
Language and Form
|
|
Creating or Capturing a Voice
|
|
Importance of Revision
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Creative Nonfiction
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 2470
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this course students will work to define and explore the literary genre of creative nonfiction, developing the techniques used to gather information and the literary skills needed to turn bare facts into compelling, artful, purpose-driven prose. Through examination of example texts and immersion in the process of imaginative writing, participants will come to better understand and express themselves and their world.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 2470 - Creative Nonfiction
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 2470 - Creative Nonfiction
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
ENGL 341 Creative Writing Nonfiction
|
4
|
|
Metropolitan State University
|
WRIT 352 Writing Memoir and Creative Nonfiction
|
4
|
|
Bemidji State University
|
ENGL 3145 Writing Creative Nonfiction I
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write, revise, and polish creative nonfiction works that demonstrate a strong purpose and distinct voice |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Analyze the effects of particular elements of craft in students’ own and others’ creative nonfiction prose |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Participate in substantive and respectful workshops whose main goals are analysis of creative nonfiction and the creation of a community of writers |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Apply feedback from workshops toward revision of students’ own work |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
|
6
|
|
Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
What is Creative Nonfiction?
|
|
Ethics: The Line Between Fact and Fiction
|
|
Finding a Purpose
|
|
Writing Workshop Methods
|
|
Use of Memory
|
|
Writing About Place
|
|
Understanding Self
|
|
Research Strategies: Interviewing, Immersion, and Empirical Data Collection
|
|
Finding an Angle/Expanding Perspective
|
|
Language and Form
|
|
Creating or Capturing a Voice
|
|
Importance of Revision
|