Creative Writing B.F.A.
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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS - CREATIVE WRITING
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| LIT 110L | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Literary Histories | ||
| Genres, Themes, Approaches | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Introductory Fiction Workshop | ||
| Introductory Poetry Workshop | ||
| Introductory Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LIT 300 | Literary Criticism | 3 |
| LIT 327L | Shakespeare | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Complete two LIT courses (6 credits) at the 300- or 400-level. | 6 | |
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
Any 300- or 400-level Literature (LIT) course | ||
Any 300- or 400-level Irish Studies (IRSH) course | ||
Any 300- or 400-level non-workshop Creative Writing (CRWR) course | ||
Any 300- or 400-level Linguistics (LING) course | ||
Any 300- or 400-level English Teaching (ENT) course | ||
Any 300- or 400-level Writing (WRIT) course | ||
| Chinese Poetry in Translation | ||
| Traditional Chinese Literature | ||
| Chinese Folktales | ||
| French Literature and Culture: Middle Ages and Renaissance | ||
| French Literature and Culture: 17th 18th Centuries | ||
| French Literature Culture: Long 19th Century | ||
| Literature and Culture III: French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures of the 20th Century | ||
| The French Cinema | ||
| Introduction to German Literature | ||
| Survey of German Cinema | ||
| German Literature 1760-1832 | ||
| 19th Century German Literature | ||
| 20th and 21st Century German Literature | ||
| Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod | ||
| Japanese Film and Anime | ||
| Modern Japanese Writers and Thinkers | ||
| Post-War Japanese Literature | ||
| Visions of Film | ||
| Modern Horror Film | ||
| Writing for TV | ||
| Evil and the Supernatural in Russian Literature | ||
| Russian Cinema and Culture | ||
| 20th-Century Russian Authors | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Lit | ||
| Topics in Spanish Literature and Culture | ||
| Latin American Literature | ||
| Spanish Literature: Renaissance and Golden Age | ||
| Spanish Literature: Modern & Contemporary | ||
| Upper-Division Creative Writing Courses | ||
| Complete 3 of the following courses. One of the courses must be a 400-level workshop (CRWR 410, 411, 412). | 9 | |
| Intermediate Fiction Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Poetry Workshop | ||
| Intermediate Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| The Art and Craft of Revision | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
| Advanced Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Storytelling | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Fiction Capstone | ||
| Poetry Capstone | ||
| Nonfiction Capstone | ||
| Language Requirement 1 | ||
| Complete the 202-level proficiency in either a modern or classical language other than English. | 4-18 | |
| Total Hours | 46-60 | |
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Students may either take four sequential semesters (101, 102, 201, 202) of a language sequence or demonstrate proficiency through examination. Language proficiency examinations are available through the Department of World Languages and Cultures.