Sample courses that might be required for a degree in English/Creative Writing:

Writing and Literature Courses

• English Composition
• English Literature
• Poetry
• Prose
• Literary Criticism and Theory
• British Literature
• Shakespeare
• American Literature
• Creative Writing
• Contemporary Authors
• African Literature
• Twentieth Century Drama
• Major Authors
• Playwriting
• Screenwriting
• Directed Study
• Women and Literature
• Nonfiction Writing

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some electives. Required core courses and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

• Arts
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Music

Math

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Logic
• Statistics

Natural Sciences

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics

Social Sciences

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Government
• Psychology
• Sociology