CREATIVE WRITING CONCENTRATION
The Creative Writing concentration is a comprehensive program for beginning and experienced
writers who wish to develop their craft while working toward a bachelor's degree.
A basic course, Foundations of Creative Process, is required of all students planning to
enter the concentration. In studio classes in poetry, prose, and performance, students concentrate
on generating text and learning the conventions of particular genres and forms. The workshops focus
more intensely on student work. In the last phase of their studies, students participate in
interdisciplinary humanities seminars that bring together reading, writing, theory, and method.
These courses precede the Senior Project in the Humanities.
We recommend that students complete the
McGhee Core
Curriculum before the following requirements.
Prerequisites and Recommended Courses
Students must already have completed Writing Workshops I and II, with a combined average of B, Introduction to Literature, and Foundations of Creative Process.
Methods and Theory (8 Credits)
Students must complete Seminar in Reading and Writing and either Improvisational Writing Workshop or Comparative Genres.
Concentration Courses (16 Credits)
Students select two courses from each of the following categories.
Studios
Workshops
Major Requirements (20 Credits)
Among the Humanities courses selected, it is recommended that students take literature and additional creative writing studios, workshops, and topics courses (see below).
Free Electives (26 - 28 Credits)
Students select 26 - 28 credits from McGhee course offerings in consultation with their advisors.
Graduation Project (4 Credits)
Students select one option in consultation with their advisors.
