Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

ENG 3630 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction


Beginning course in writing nonfiction with emphasis on invention, craft, and criticism of student writing and published nonfiction.

Requisites: ENG 2010 or 2020 or 2530 or 2540
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to create works of creative nonfiction utilizing specific craft components.
  • Students will be able to read critically, with an awareness of the effects of diction and style choices.
  • Students will be able to recognize and define the genre and various subgenres of creative nonfiction.
  • Students will be able to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their work and use those reflections to revise their writing.


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