Creative Writing Emphasis
Hone your creative work, explore new forms and genres, and engage with our award-winning creative writing faculty and fellow students. Our creative writing program was ranked second in the country by CollegeRank.net!
Students pursuing the Creative Writing emphasis will demonstrate...
The ability to gather, analyze and communicate information and insights critically
The ability to closely read and analyze texts within historical contexts and critical frameworks
A developed and honed voice, as evident in polished creative works
An awareness of their own aesthetic practices in the continuum of literary traditions and genres
Sophisticated revision and editing tactics
Curriculum
You’ll take courses such as
- Creative Nonfiction Writing
- Creative Writing Forms and Crafts
- Fiction Writing
- Poetry Writing
- Screenwriting
…and more
Creative Writing Thesis
The thesis includes a manuscript of original writing with a critical foreword, both requiring extensive research and substantial writing on the thesis topic. The manuscript can be a creative response to literary works or original creative poetry, fiction, and/or nonfiction. The critical introduction will situate the creative component within the literary, historical, and/or theoretical context(s) of the creative component.