ENGL 245B - Advanced Creative Nonfiction

    Recent Professors
    Jorge Guadalupe Villalobos, Marie Alfonsi, Ella Decastro
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    2–5 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ENGL 245A with a Grade of "C" or better, or equivalent
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ENGL 245B
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is an intensive course advanced creative nonfiction. Emphasis is placed on advanced techniques in character, point of view, narrative, plot, language, style, and structure. The creative process includes meetings with the professor to set goals. Students use fictional techniques of character development, plotting, setting, language, verb tense, and theme to compose nonfiction at an advanced level. This course is intended for students majoring in English and those preparing for writing-related careers in areas, such as publishing, journalism, communications, and education, and those desiring to develop a writing portfolio.