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 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

Prose Studio / Y23.5241	4
Poetry Studio / Y23.5242	4
Performance Writing Studio / Y23.5243	4

Workshops

Fiction Workshop / Y23.5271	4
Poetry Workshop / Y23.5272	4
Writing for the Theatre / Y23.5273	4
Writing for the Screen / Y23.5275	4
Creative Nonfiction Workshop / Y23.5277	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).