The
Writing Concentration
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note: if you are searching for information on writing
courses,
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information on Barnard's Annual Writing Prizes, click
HERE.
For information on Independent
Study, click
HERE.
Applying
for the Writing Concentration
Majors
interested in being considered for the Writing Concentration
should submit 15-20 pages of their writing to Dr.
Timea
Szell, the Director of the Creative Writing Program,
before
the last day of program filing period in the spring semester
of their JUNIOR year.
These
pages may consist of a single piece of writing or several shorter
ones. Submissions should be given to Dr. Szell directly or left
in her mailbox in the English Department, 417 Barnard
Hall. Students
abroad during their junior year should mail their submissions
by the deadline.
The
submission should be accompanied by a cover sheet indicating
the name, major, and class of the writer, the purpose of the submission (i.e.,
application for the Creative Writing Concentration), date,
and e-mail address. It should also include
college-level creative writing courses already taken.
Students
considering a concentration in Writing should review the
Departmental requirements before
they apply: we recommend
that they make sure they can comfortably fulfill these if accepted.
Once
accepted for the concentration, students must fill out
a new Major Declaration form at the Registrar's
Office or their transcripts will not reflect the concentration.
Please remember that being accepted as a writing concentrator
does not guarantee acceptance into writing classes.
Major
Requirements for the Writing Concentration
A
major in English with a concentration in Writing consists of
a minimum
of eleven courses.
1.
Literary Criticism and Theory BC 3193. Best taken in the
sophomore year.
2.
Colloquia BC 3159 and 3160. Taken in the junior year.
Colloquia substitutions. It is possible to
take 3-point period courses instead of one Colloquium
or both Colloquia: two 3-point courses instead
of either Colloquium; three 3-point courses instead
of both Colloquia. One of the courses substituted for
either Colloquium counts towards fulfillment of the "before
1900" requirements, so that the minimum number of
courses required to complete the major is unaffected
and remains at 10.
a.
Substitutions for The Colloquium (I) on the Renaissance (BC
3159)
TWO courses from the following: BC 3137,
(certain sections of 3140: see annual course offerings),
3141, 3163 or 3164 or ENTH 3136, 3165, 3166,
3167 (N.B. Only one course in Shakespeare will count
as a substitution for the Colloquium.)
b.
Substitutions for The Colloquium (II) on the Enlightenment (BC
3160)
TWO courses, at least one from among
the following: BC 3173, 3174, 3179; the other may be
selected from these course or from the courses listed
under 2.a.1 above.
3.
Two courses in literature written before 1900,
from ENTH 3136, 3137, ENGL 3141 and 3154 through 3178,
excluding the Colloquia. (N.B. ONE of
the Colloquium substitutions will count towards fulfillment
of this requirement.)
4.
One additional literature course (excluding
the Colloquia).
5.
Two writing courses, preferably one introductory (ENG BC
3105-3113) and one advanced (ENG BC 3114-3118).
6.
A third elective, either in literature (in English
or another language), or creative
writing. Consult Dr. Szell about the applicability of Columbia courses.
(N.B. BC 3119, Screenwriting, being part of the Film
Concentration, does not count toward the
writing concentration.)
7.
A Senior Project, written either in a third writing
course combined with a Special Project in Writing (BC
3996), or, in rare cases, written in an Independent Study (BC 3999).
8.
One senior seminar.
Self-Audit
Majors
should chart their progress using the Creative
Writing Self-Audit,
available here and in the department office.
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