Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
2007-2008 Academic Year
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is for students who want the intensity of a conservatory education within a liberal arts degree. This program requires a capstone sequence of six hours of Senior Thesis culminating in the creation of a substantial work of original fiction, poetry, and/or creative non-fiction. BFA students are required to minor in Literature. A public reading of the student’s work, a selection from the thesis, is required in the second semester of the senior year.
261. Introduction to Creative Writing 3
359. Intermediate Poetry Workshop OR
361. Intermediate Fiction Workshop OR
362. Intermediate Creative Non-fiction Workshop 6-9
459. Advanced Poetry Workshop 3-6
461. Advanced Fiction Workshop 3-6
462. Advanced Creative Non-fiction Workshop 3-6
463. Elements of Craft (Prose or Poetry) 3-6
467. Senior Thesis I 3
468. Senior Thesis II 3
33 hrs.
The topics for Advanced Workshop courses vary; for example, ENG 461 may focus on screenwriting or a particular genre, such as mystery or fantasy. Advanced Poetry may focus on formal styles or open verse; Creative Nonfiction includes travel narrative, memoir, food writing, and biography.
With the consent of your advisor, THR 463 may also be used to fulfill 3 hours of the 400 level Creative Writing Workshop courses.
The BFA Mandatory Minor in Literature
221. Major British Writers: Before 1800 OR
222. Major British Writers: After 1800 3
229. Readings in American Literature Before 1865 OR
230. Readings in American Literature After 1865 3
326. Shakespeare OR 425. Topics in Shakespeare 3
381. Writing About Literature 3
342, 344, 441, OR 442. Linguistics 3
436. Topics in Contemporary Literature 3
300-400 English Elective 3
21 hrs.