Get your B.A. in Creative Writing

A Creative Writing degree, which is offered by the Department of English, prepares you for a wide range of occupations! Many grads write for business, industry, and marketing; teach; publish their own creative work; or go on for their MFA.

As part of your major, you will take numerous workshops to hone your creative writing skills. You can also participate in creative internships at places such as World of Words, Pine Reads Review, Literacy Connects, and KORE Press.

For your major, you will concentrate in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, or just take a mixture. Sample courses include:

• ENGL 201: Introduction to the Writing of Creative Nonfiction
• ENGL 215: Elements of Craft in Creative Writing
• ENGL 304: Intermediate Fiction Writing
• ENGL 373B: Survey of British and American Literature from 1660 to 1865
• ENGL 380: Literary Analysis
• ENGL 409: Advanced Poetry Writing

You will also take at least four writing workshops, in which you draft, analyze, and revise manuscripts in a small-class setting