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Dec 26, 2024
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2022-2023 Southeastern University - Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Writing - 4-Year Degree Plan
Program Description
The BFA in Creative Writing equips students with the practical and technical skills that form a foundation for creative and professional writing. It prepares students for careers in writing, while inspiring the creativity that is a necessary ingredient to success. Graduates of the BFA program will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the writing process that can be adapted and applied in any career field. They will master the tools of the craft, as well as develop strategies for entering the workplace, publishing their creative work, and continuing to develop the art of Creative Writing.
Program Objectives
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Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of thematic development, description, and employment of literary devices suitable to the genre.
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Analyze selected texts to consider how they are structured, and read individual stories, books, or poems, analyzing them from a writer’s point of view, considering tools of the craft.
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Analyze the literary market and develop strategies for publication.
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Apply revision and self-editing techniques to clarify and strengthen original writing.
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Demonstrate a mastery of the reading or recitation of literary texts in public space.
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Articulate how their faith influences and is reflected in their writing.
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Foundational Core - 55 Credit Hours
Intellectual & Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours
Mathematics: Select Two (2) of the Following - 6 Credit Hours
Engaging Human Culture & the Natural World - 19 Credit Hours
Natural Science with Lab - Select One (1) Course & Lab from the Following - 4 Credit Hours
Behavioral Science: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Social Science: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Historical Perspective: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Humanities: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Literature: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Spiritual Formation - 12 Credit Hours
Personal & Social Responsibility - 9 Credit Hours
Introduction to Ethics: Select One (1) of the Following - 3 Credit Hours
Language Requirement (Beginning Level) - 8 Credit Hours
Major Core - 39 Credit Hours
Literature - 9 Credit Hours
Select any ENGL course above the 3000 level for a total of 9 credit hours.
Writing - 15 Credit Hours
Advanced Genere Writing (Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction) may be taken up to four times (3 Credit Hours x 4 Semesters).
Experiential Learning - 3 Credit Hours
Major Core Electives: Select Four (4) of the Following - 12 Credit Hours
Free Electives - 18 Credit Hours
Total Program - 120 Credit Hours
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