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.

Program Curriculum

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)
course Interdisciplinary Seminar

Art History

Complete 1 course from the following courses:
- course History of Design Arts
- course History of Printed Matter
- course History of Object, Space, and Time
- course History of Film & Video
- course History of Photography
- course History of Painting and Drawing
- course History of Animation
- course History of Studio Arts

Program Electives

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

course Thesis Project

Creative Writing (BFA)

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