The information here may reflect program requirements for future academic years. If you are a current student and would like to see the current or prior years’ requirements for this program, please see the University Catalog.
The Creative Writing major requires the completion of 60 semester hours, which includes seven three-credit required courses, one three-credit Art History course, seven three-credit elective courses chosen from selected menus of courses, three three-credit studio elective courses, and six credits of Thesis Project. This 60-credit major contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
In addition to the program requirements listed below, all BFA students must complete Foundation & General Education requirements that contribute to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
Required Program Courses
CW221 Intro to Short Forms
CW223 Poetry on and Off the Page
CW224 Scripting Comics/Games/Stories
GD245 Typography 1
IM201 Theory & Practice
IM301 Theory & Practice (Image Text Media Recommended)
IS200 Interdisciplinary Seminar
Art History
Complete 1 course from the following courses:
Program Electives
Complete 1 course from the following courses:
Complete 2 courses from the following courses:
Complete 1 additional course from the following courses:
Complete 1 additional course from the following courses:
Complete 1 additional course from the following courses:
Complete 3 additional credits from the following courses:
PR411 Advanced Artist Publications
400-level studio course from any of the following subjects: Animated Arts (AA), Creative Writing (CW), Drawing (DR), Graphic Design (GD), Illustration (IL), Intermedia (IM), Painting (PA), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC).
Complete 9 additional credits from any of the following subjects:
Animated Arts (AA), Creative Writing (CW), Drawing (DR), Graphic Design (GD), Illustration (IL), Intermedia (IM), Painting (PA), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC).
Applied Creative Practice
ACP499 Thesis Project
The Creative Writing minor requires the completion of 15 semester hours, which includes three three-credit required courses and six additional credits from a selected menu of courses. Taken together with a major, this minor contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
Required Courses
CW221 Introduction to Short Forms
CW223 Poetry On and Off the Page
CW224 Scripting (rotating subtopics include “Podcasting”, “Screenwriting”, “Comics/Graphic Novels”)
Program Electives
Complete 2 additional courses from the following courses:
CW221 Introduction to Short Forms
CW223 Poetry On and Off the Page
CW224 Scripting (rotating subtopics include “Podcasting”, “Screenwriting”, “Comics/Graphic Novels”)
CW225 Writing with Digital Media
CW320 Special Topics
CW323 Advanced Poetry On and Off the Page
CW324 Scripting Intensive (rotating subtopics include “Podcasting”, “Screenwriting”, “Comics/Graphic Novels”)
CW325 Fiction Intensive
GD245 Typography 1
IL251 Word & Image
IM301 Theory and Practice
PR286 Letterpress & Book
SA350/450* Advanced Writing Studio (January Winter Residency/Intensive‐ during with the MFA Creative Writing Low Residency Program)
We explore the use of language as a visual medium and incorporate writing into our visual work. We support both experimental writing practices and those focused on contemporary forms of fiction, poetry, and script writing.
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