Quick Facts
- Delivery: On Campus
- Credits: 18
- This minor is not open to English creative writing majors
Our creative writing minor is designed to contribute to your liberal arts and professional education by fostering creative thinking and effective writing.
You’ll learn to read literature effectively and to write challenging and carefully considered works of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and screenplay.
We immerse you in the creative process of seeing and re-seeing a work of art by cultivating the ability and the desire to research, observe, imagine, reflect, think creatively, write and then rewrite until your work reaches its full potential.
What You Will Learn
Creative thinking and critical analysis
- The importance of research
- The importance of close observation and deep curiosity
- How to write in a variety of genres
- How to collaborate and work as a team
- How to respond to works-in-progress through the workshop method
- How to revise based on feedback from students and faculty
- How to prepare a portfolio of revised and polished work
Take the Next Step
If you’d like to learn more about this minor, complete our online form. Or one of the best ways to get a true feel for Ball State is to see it for yourself, so schedule a visit today! And if you’re ready to apply, review our admission requirements and complete our online application.