Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog Degree: Creative Writing, B.F.A. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Creative Writing, B.F.A.

With its focus on the study of important works, this degree combines literature courses and writing workshops to explore students’ talents as creative writers. Students earning a B.F.A. in Creative Writing may not double major in the B.A. in English.

Program Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness Evaluation for B.F.A. in Creative Writing.

Students pursuing the B.F.A. in Creative Writing are required to:

  • Maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in the major.
  • Complete 21 credits from upper-division courses in the major.
  • Complete the capstone requirement ENG 497.

core creative writing (21 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

requirements (9 credits)

ENG 204 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credits
ENG 304 - Creative Writing: Special Topics 3 credits
ENG 497 - Capstone Course in Creative Writing 3 credits

 

one of the following (3 credits)

ENG 403 - Techniques in Poetry Writing 3 credits
ENG 404 - Techniques in Writing Fiction 3 credits

 

nine credits from the following (9 credits)

ENG 405 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry Writing * 3 credits
ENG 406 - Advanced Workshop in Writing Fiction * 3 credits
ENG 419 - Advanced Workshop in Creative Nonfiction * 3 credits

elective creative writing courses (12 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

four of the following

ENG 227 - Writing the One-Act Play 3 credits
ENG 228 - Introduction to Screenwriting 3 credits
ENG 302 - Writing About Diverse Cultures 3 credits
ENG 310 - Writing Creative Nonfiction 3 credits
ENG 312 - Writing the Short Story 3 credits
ENG 313 - Writing Southern California 3 credits
ENG 314 - Writing the Novel 3 credits
ENG 316 - Writing Poetry 3 credits
ENG 318 - Intermediate Screenwriting 3 credits
ENG 328 - Writing for Video Games 3 credits
ENG 351 - Writing the Graphic Novel 3 credits
ENG 405 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry Writing 3 credits
ENG 406 - Advanced Workshop in Writing Fiction 3 credits
ENG 414 - Narrative Nonfiction 3 credits
ENG 419 - Advanced Workshop in Creative Nonfiction 3 credits

core literature and theory (12 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

requirements (6 credits)

ENG 223 - Literature III (1800 CE-present) 3 credits
ENG 256 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism 3 credits

 

one of the following (3 credits)

ENG 221 - Literature I (antiquity to 1400 CE) 3 credits
ENG 222 - Literature II (1400-1800 CE) 3 credits
ENG 270 - Foundations of Rhetorical Studies 3 credits

 

one of the following (3 credits)

ENG 250 - Introduction to Fiction 3 credits
ENG 252 - Introduction to Poetry 3 credits
ENG 407 - Literary Forum: Tabula Poetica Poetry Reading Series 3 credits
ENG 409 - Literary Forum: John Fowles Center Contemporary Writers Core 3 credits

elective literature/rhetoric upper-division courses (9 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

at least 3 credits of the following diversity courses** (3 credits)

ENG 302 - Writing About Diverse Cultures 3 credits
ENG 327 - Multicultural Literatures of the U.S. 3 credits
ENG 339 - World Literature from 1900 to the Present 3 credits
ENG 347 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies 3 credits
ENG 447 - Topics in Comparative Literature 3 credits
ENG 449 - Literature in Translation 3 credits
ENG 472 - Film, Gender, Sexuality 3 credits

 

two of the following (6 credits)

  • ENG 302 - Writing About Diverse Cultures 3 credits
  • ENG 320 - Topics in American Literature before 1870 3 credits
    ENG 321 - Topics in American Literature after 1870 3 credits
    ENG 326 - Topics in American Literature 3 credits
  • ENG 327 - Multicultural Literatures of the U.S.  3 credits
  • ENG 329 - Experimental Course 3 credits
    ENG 337 - Topics in British Literature 3 credits
  • ENG 339 - World Literature from 1900 to the Present 3 credits
  • ENG 340 - The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Scriptures 3 credits
    ENG 341 - The Bible as Literature: The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
    ENG 344 - Topics in British Literature before 1850 3 credits
    ENG 345 - Topics in British Literature after 1850 3 credits
    ENG 346 - Special Studies in Literature 1-6 credits
  • ENG 347 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies 3 credits
  • ENG 355 - Theater in England 3 credits
    ENG 357 - Topics in Humanomics (With the approval of the English Department Chair) 3 credits
    ENG 371 - Discourse Analysis 3 credits
    ENG 372 - Language and Ideology 3 credits
    ENG 407 - Literary Forum: Tabula Poetica Poetry Reading Series 3 credits
    ENG 409 - Literary Forum: John Fowles Center Contemporary Writers Core 3 credits
    ENG 430 - ENG 430 Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories 3 credits
    ENG 432 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances 3 credits
    ENG 441 - Topics in Drama 3 credits
    ENG 442 - Topics in Poetry 3 credits
    ENG 443 - Topics in Fiction 3 credits
    ENG 445 - Major Author(s) 3 credits
    ENG 446 - Topics in Rhetoric 3 credits
  • ENG 447 - Topics in Comparative Literature 3 credits
  • ENG 449 - Literature in Translation 3 credits
  • ENG 456 - Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism 3 credits
    ENG 462 - Topics in Literature and Film 3 credits
    ENG 471 - The Rhetoric of Fiction 3 credits

    elective practice (6 credits)

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

    two of the following

    (at least 3 credits must be upper-division)

    ENG 210 - News Reporting and Writing Workshop 1-3 credits
    ENG 211 - Introduction to Digital Journalism Workshop 3 credits

     

    ENG 215 - Theory and Practice of Journalism 3 credits

    AND

    ENG 215L - Reporting Lab 1 credit

     

    ENG 218 - Introduction to Digital Design for Journalists 3 credits
    ENG 253 - Photojournalism 3 credits
    ENG 305 - Business Writing 3 credits
    ENG 317 - Introduction to Editing 3 credits
    ENG 319 - Digital Magazine Workshop for Journalists 3 credits
    ENG 323 - Journalists as Historians 3 credits
    ENG 370 - Technical Writing 3 credits
    ENG 373 - Rhetorical Criticism 3 credits
    ENG 374 - Environmental Rhetoric 3 credits
    ENG 375 - Composing New Media 3 credits
    ENG 376 - Academic Narratives 3 credits
    ENG 421 - Humanities Computing 3 credits
    ENG 481 - Theory and Practice of Writing, Tutoring, and Conferencing 3 credits
    ENG 484 - Introduction to Digital Humanities 3 credits
    ENG 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity 1-3 credits

    total credits 60

    *ENG 405, ENG 406 and ENG 419 are repeatable for credit. Students must take a combination of ENG 405, ENG 406 and ENG 419 for a total of nine credits.

    **Other courses, such as special topics courses, may also be used to satisfy the diversity requirement, depending on their focus. Topics courses can be repeated for credit when they have a different focus.

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