B.A. in Humanities

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 the 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.

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Core Curriculum (32-34 Credits)

Foundation courses (20 Credits)

Before starting the concentration, students must complete Writing Workshops I and II (from the Core Curriculum), with a combined average of B, as well as the two courses marked with an asterisk below. In consultation with their advisor, students also select three additional courses from the following list: two courses from Humanities and one from Social Sciences.

Humanities

*Foundations of the Creative Process / CWRG1-DC5240		4
Foundations of Philosophical Thought / HUMN1-DC6403		4
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism / RELG1-DC7004		4
History of Art I: Earliest Times Through the Middle Ages / ARTH1-DC5430		4
History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern / ARTH1-DC5431		4
*Introduction to Literature: The Craft of Reading / LITR1-DC6241		4
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / RELG1-DC7003		4
The Language of Contemporary Images / MEST1-DC6033		4

Social Sciences

American Politics / POLS1-DC6604		4
Business Organization and Management / BUSN1-DC0504		4
Cultural Anthropology / ANTH1-DC5003		4
International Relations / POLS1-DC6605		4
Introduction to Macroeconomics / ECON1-DC0301		4
Introduction to Microeconomics / ECON1-DC0302		4
Introduction to Psychology / PSYC1-DC6801		4
Introduction to Sociology / SOCY1-DC7200		4
Modern Political Thought / POLS1-DC6602		4
Oral Communications / SOCS1-DC2201		4
Organizational Behavior / ORBC1-DC1301		4
Understanding Media / MEST1-DC6028		4

Methods and Theory (8 Credits)

Students must complete Seminar in Reading and Writing/CWRG1-DC5247 and either Improvisation: Method and Theory/CWRG1-DC5270 or one of the following courses: Epic: Comparative Genres/LITR1-DC6223, Performance: Comparative Genres/LITR1-DC6220, or Studies in Genres: Poetry and Narrative/LITR1-DC6225.

Concentration Courses (16 Credits)

Students select two courses from each of the following categories.

1. Craft Studios

Performance Studio / CWRG1-DC5243		4
Poetry Studio / CWRG1-DC5242		4
Prose Studio / CWRG1-DC5241		4

2. Workshops

Creative Nonfiction Workshop / CWRG1-DC5277		4
Fiction Workshop / CWRG1-DC5271		4
Poetry Workshop / CWRG1-DC5272		4
Writing for Children and Adolescents / CWRG1-DC5280		4
Writing for the Screen / CWRG1-DC5275		4
Writing for the Theater / CWRG1-DC5273		4

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).

Editorial Conference / CWRG1-DC5276		2
Special Topics in Creative Writing / CWRG1-DC5290		2–4
Summer Intensive Workshop in Creative Writing / CWRG1-DC5292		4

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.

Senior Project Seminar (Humanities) / HUMN1-DC7991		4
Senior Project Seminar: Internship (Humanities) / HUMN1-DC7992		4