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WRITING & LITERATURE: CREATIVE WRITING OPTION (AA)


Program Director:  Michelle Pacht (718) 482-5914
  mpacht@lagcc.cuny.edu 

COURSE NAME   CREDITS 
   
Counseling   
    New Student Seminar 0
   
English Writing Core Courses: 11 credits   
    Composition I: ENC/ENG 101 3
    Writing through Literature: ENG 102  3
    Preparing & Writing the Research Paper: ENG 103 2
    English Internship: ENG 288 3
   
Humanities: 9 credits   
    Select two of the following courses: 6
    Introduction to Art: HUA 101  
    Introduction to African Art: HUA 167  
    Art of Theatre: HUT 101  
    Introduction to Music: HUM 101  
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    Introduction to Philosophy: HUP 101  
    Philosophy of Religion: HUP 105  
   
Social Science: 9 credits   
    General Psychology: SSY 101 3
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    Themes in American History to 1865: SSH 101  
    Themes in American History since 1865: SSH 102  
    Western Civilization-Ancient Times to Renaissance: SSH 103  
    Western Civilization-Renaissance to Modern Times: SSH 104  
    World History from Ancient Times to 1500: SSH 105  
    World History from 1500 to the Present: SSH 106  
    East Asian Civilization and Societies: SSH 110  
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    Introduction to Anthropology: SSA 100  
    Cultural Anthropology: SSA 101  
    Introduction to Macroeconomics: SSE 104  
    U.S. Power and Politics: SSP 101  
    Political Ideas and Ideologies: SSP 250  
    Introduction to Sociology: SSS 100  
   
Math, Engineering & Computer Science: 3 credits   
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    College Algebra and Trigonometry: MAT 115  
    Elementary Statistics I: MAT 120  
   
Natural Sciences: 4 credits   
    Select one of the following courses:

4

    Principles of Biology: SCB 115  
    Introduction to Chemistry: SCC 205  
   
Cooperative Education: 3 credits   
    Fundamentals of Professional Advancement: CEP 121 3
   
Writing & Literature: Creative Writing Track: 21 credits   
    Two required courses:   
    Introduction to Creative Writing: ENN 198*  
    Creative Writing Publication: ENG 298  
    Creative Writing  
    Select one (or two) of the following courses:**  3/6
    Playwriting Workshop: ENG 267 (in development)  
    Poetry Writing: ENG 271  
    Creative Non-Fiction Workshop: ENG 274  
    Fiction Writing Workshop: ENG 276  
    GENRE  
    Select one of the following courses:

3

    The Novel: ENG 260  
    The Drama: ENG 265  
    Introduction to Poetry: ENG 270  
    LITERATURE SURVEY  
    Select two of the following courses:

6

    British Literature I: ENG 290  
    British Literature II: ENG 291  
    American Literature I: ENG 292  
    American Literature II: ENG 293  
    ELECTIVES  
    Select one of the following courses:**  3/4
    English Grammar and Syntax: ENG/ELL 110  
    Seminar in Teaching Writing: ENG 220  
    Afro-American Literature: ENG 225  
    Cultural Identity in American Literature: ENG 235  
    The Woman Writer: ENG 247  
    Shakespeare: ENG 266  
    Contemporary Black American Fiction: ENG 269  
    Literature of the City: ENN 240  
   
Total Credits:  60 
   
* Fulfills Urban Study requirement  
** A second Creative Writing course may be substituted for an elecive course in the major.