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2022-2023 Southeastern University - Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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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

  • Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of thematic development, description, and employment of literary devices suitable to the genre.

  • 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.

  • Analyze the literary market and develop strategies for publication.

  • Apply revision and self-editing techniques to clarify and strengthen original writing.

  • Demonstrate a mastery of the reading or recitation of literary texts in public space.

  • Articulate how their faith influences and is reflected in their writing.

Foundational Core - 55 Credit Hours


Intellectual & Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours


Engaging Human Culture & the Natural World - 19 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


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


Free Electives - 18 Credit Hours


Total Program - 120 Credit Hours


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