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ENG 747

Craft of Nonfiction

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
StandardRepeatable up to 15 credits

Overview

Description

This course covers the fundamentals of nonfiction. Students practice and receive feedback on essay writing, the mixed-genre essay, memoir, literary journalism and journaling, with emphasis upon the differences in tone, content and structure of each.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

Units

Lecture2
Laboratory Studio1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Summer

Terms

fall, summer

Related Courses

Formerly Known As SNU: ENGL 517

Restrictions

formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

Attributes

StandardRepeatable up to 15 credits

Learning Outcomes

  • recognize and use terminology regarding basic elements of creative nonfiction craft.
  • identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
  • articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
  • manipulate elements of creative nonfiction craft and/or creative nonfiction forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.