WRIT 3120 - Forms & Elements of the Craft I: Fiction

Goals: In this course students explore and practice the fundamental elements of fiction, including character development, scene building, plot, point of view, structure, time, setting, and dialogue. Students will work in a variety of lengths and forms—flash fiction, the short story, realism and fabulism—to study how the elements of fiction are expressed by a writer’s formal choices.

Content: Students will build skills through writing exercises and the study of contemporary and classic fiction, culminating in the completion of several pieces of short fiction. The course combines lecture, discussion, reading, writing exercises and experiments, and other assignments. Students who successfully complete this course with a grade of “C” or better may apply for acceptance into the BFA program.

Taught: Annually

Prerequisite: ENG 1110 or its equivalent and WRIT 3000. WRIT 3000 may be taken simultaneously with WRIT 3120.

Recommended: ENG 3010 or one survey course (ENG 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, 1270).

Credits: 4 credits