Creative Writing (B.F.A.)
Program Description
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
General Education Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of Literature Survey courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select six hours in History (HIST) course work 1 | 6 | |
| Select three hours of humanities from the following: 2 | 3 | |
African American Studies | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
| Topics in Gender and Culture | ||
| Women, Gender & the Environment | ||
| Theories in Gender | ||
| Men, Women, and Greek Life | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cinema | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in the Media | ||
| Advanced Queer Studies | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
Southern Studies (Any 1000 level only) | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Select three hours of fine arts from the following: | 3 | |
Art History | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select three hours of Math at the 1000 level or above 3 | 3 | |
| Select six hours of Social Science from the following areas: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| 2 courses of natural science, with 2 science labs 4 | 6-8 | |
Astronomy and Physics (must be 2 courses in Astronomy or 2 courses in Physics) | ||
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
| Integrated Science I | ||
| Integrated Science II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 39-41 | |
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Freshmen may not register for 3000 level courses.
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In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion curses will satisfy this requirement.
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Except for MATH 2451 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II.
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Courses may be chosen from astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, LIBA 2050 Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 2051 Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences, LIBA 1500 Integrated Science I, LIBA 1510 Integrated Science II, LIBA 3150 Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 3151 Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences and physics. Two semesters of coursework in one subject and one semester in a subject from another department are required. Each course must be a minimum of 3 credit hours. At least two of the courses taken must include laboratories. For some classes, the required laboratory will be an additional 1-hour course. For example, a student might take two 3-hour lecture courses in chemistry along with the two associated 1-hour laboratory courses, and one 3-hour course in biology without laboratory. As a second example, a student might take two 4-hour lecture/laboratory courses in geology and one 3-hour course in astronomy. As a third example, a student might take two chemistry courses, one with lab and one without, and a geology course with lab. Note that a student taking the required 6 hours of one subject (astronomy or physics) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy must take the remaining 3 hours from another department. ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy does not include laboratory work; ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System and ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies include laboratory work and satisfy the requirements for lab-based science credits. A student may not receive credit for taking ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy with either ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System or ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Literary History Core - at least 6 hours at the 4000+ level | 8 | |
| Introduction to Literary Studies | ||
One course from Medieval and Early Modern Literatures List | ||
| Introduction to Medieval Studies | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Medieval Romance | ||
| Medieval Drama | ||
| The Heroic Age | ||
| Literature of Medieval Europe | ||
| Studies in Medieval Literature | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Renaissance and Early Modern Studies | ||
| Early Modern Genres and Forms | ||
| Studies in Early Modern Literature | ||
| Early Middle English | ||
| Advanced Studies in Chaucer | ||
| 14th Century English Literature | ||
| Medieval Lit of the North Atlantic | ||
| Literature of Medieval Europe | ||
| Literature of Medieval Piety | ||
| Special Topics in Medieval Literature | ||
| Medieval Forms and Genres | ||
| Seminar on Shakespeare | ||
| Shakespeare on Film | ||
| Special Topics Early Modern Literature | ||
| Old English I | ||
| Old English II | ||
| Old Norse | ||
One course from 18th/19th Century Literatures list | ||
| Studies in 18th Century Literature | ||
| 18th Century Genres and Forms | ||
| Studies in Early American Literature | ||
| Early American Genres and Forms | ||
| Studies in Transatlantic Lit to 1900 | ||
| Studies in Romanticism | ||
| Studies in Victorian Literature | ||
| Victorian Genres and Forms | ||
| Studies in Antebellum American Lit | ||
| Studies in American Lit 1860-1900 | ||
| Studies in 19th Century Literature | ||
| 19th Century Genres and Forms | ||
| African American Lit Survey to 1920 | ||
| Special Topics in 18th Century Lit | ||
| Special Topics Early American Lit | ||
| Transatlantic Lit to 1900 | ||
| Special Topics in Romanticism | ||
| Special Topics in Victorian Lit | ||
| Antebellum American Literature | ||
| Special Topics American Lit 1860-1900 | ||
| Special Topics in 19th Century Lit | ||
One course from Diverse Perspectives list 3 | ||
| Studies in Black Film | ||
| Women in the South | ||
| Survey of Native American Literature | ||
| African American Lit Survey to 1920 | ||
| African American Lit Survey Since 1920 | ||
| African American Genres | ||
| Studies in African American Lit | ||
| Literature in Prison | ||
| African American Science Fiction Lit | ||
| Blues Tradition in American Literature | ||
| Studies in World Literatures | ||
| Studies in Anglophone Literature | ||
| Studies in 20th & 21st c. Comp Black Lit | ||
| Survey of Caribbean Literature | ||
| Survey of 20th and 21st c. African Lit | ||
| Studies in Asian Literature | ||
| Studies in National Counter-Canons | ||
| Studies in Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Intro to Gender and Sexuality Studies | ||
| Studies in Gender and Feminism | ||
| Studies in Gay & Lesbian Lit/Theory | ||
| Women in Literature | ||
| Gender on Film | ||
| Studies in Diverse Perspectives | ||
| Special Topics in the Global South | ||
| Special Topics in Native American Lit | ||
| Major African American Writers | ||
| Special Topics in African American Lit | ||
| Seminar in Diverse Perspectives | ||
| Prison & the Literary Imagination | ||
| Special Topics in World Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Anglophone Literature | ||
| Special Topics Comparative Black Lit | ||
| Special Topics in Caribbean Literature | ||
| Special Topics in African Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Postcolonial Studies | ||
| Special Topics Gender/Sexuality Studies | ||
| Power, Knowledge, and Gender | ||
| Special Topics in Queer Theory | ||
| Special Topics in Gender and Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity | ||
Two courses (6 hours) of literature electives chosen from 3000+ ENGL literature courses | ||
| Creative Writing Core | 21 | |
| Topics in Intro to Creative Writing | ||
or ENGL 1990 | Introduction to Creative Writing | |
| Intro to Form, Craft, and Influence | ||
| Poetry Workshop | ||
| Fiction Workshop | ||
| Editing, Writing, and Digital Publishing | ||
| Advanced Poetry Workshop | ||
| Advanced Fiction Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing Electives - choose 6 hours from: | 6 | |
| Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Screenwriting Workshop | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing: Society & Health | ||
| Creative Writing on Location | ||
| Advanced Nonfiction Workshop | ||
| Advanced Screenwriting Workshop | ||
| Special Topics in Creative Writing | ||
| Nature Writing | ||
| Non Fiction Workshop | ||
| Fiction Workshop | ||
| Poetry Workshop | ||
| Creative Writing Thesis 1 | 8 | |
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Thesis Workshop (1 credit hour; co-requisite with ENGL 4997A for B.F.A. students.) | ||
| Total Hours | 43 | |
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Successful completion of a B.F.A. creative writing thesis includes completion and submission of a creative writing thesis; an oral defense of the thesis; and participation in a public reading or showcase of theses.
Other Academic Requirements
Advanced Interdisciplinary Histories, Practices, and Theories of --
Art (9 hours at the 300+ level)
See the department website's program page to determine courses that
satisfy this requirement. In addition to the courses below, students may
count other courses toward this requirement with the approval of the
director of the B.F.A. in creative writing.
African American Studies Program*
* AAST 3370 Anthropology of Blues Culture
* AAST 3950 Survey of Black American Art
* AAST 4120 Studies in Black Popular Culture
* *AAST courses cross-listed with ENGL cannot count
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
* SSTU 5330 Fieldwork & Oral History
* SSTU 5340 Documentary Photography
* SSTU 5370 Documenting the South in Film
* SSTU 5400 Photographing Place in the U.S. South
Department of Art and Art History
* Any 3000-level or above ARTH or ART course
Department of Classics
* CLSC 3030 Greek and Roman Tragedy
* CLSC 3040 Greek and Roman Comedy
* CLSC 3050 Topics in Classical Mythology
* CLSC 3070 Survey of Greek Literature
* CLSC 3080 Survey of Roman Literature
* CLSC 3090 Greek and Roman Epic
* CLSC 3150 Egyptian Art and Archaeology
* CLSC 3160 Bronze Age Aegean Art & Archaeology
* CLSC 3170 Etruscan Art and Archaeology
* CLSC 3180 Greek Vase Painting
* CLSC 3190 Greek Sculpture
* CLSC 3200 Greek Architecture
* CLSC 3210 Greek Art and Archaeology
* CLSC 3220 Roman Art and Archaeology
* CLSC 3230 Art & Archaeology of Pompeii
* CLSC 3280 Ancient Art on Location
* CLSC 3330 Poetry and Politics at Rome
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
* ANTH 3020 Anthropological Films
* ANTH 3050 Archaeology
* ANTH 3060 Archaeology of the Ancient Celts
* ANTH 3080 Death and Dying in the Ancient World
* ANTH 3240 North American Archaeology
* ANTH 3320 Early Medieval Art and Archaeology
* ANTH 3350 Archaeological Field Session
* ANTH 3360 Viking Art and Archaeology
* ANTH 3370 Anthropology of Blues Culture
* ANTH 3390 Art & Archaeology of Pompeii
* ANTH 4120 Earth, Water, & Fire: Ceramic Analysis
* SOCY 3150 Leisure and Popular Culture
* SOCY 4400 Sociology of Music
Department of Theatre and Film
* THEA 3050 Screenwriting I
* THEA 3210 Theatre History I
* THEA 3220 Theater History II
* THEA 3250 Playwriting
* THEA 3290 Queer Playwriting and American Culture
* THEA 3510 Writing from Stage to Screen
* THEA 4060 Screenwriting II
* THEA 4210 Musical Theatre History and Literature I
* THEA 4220 Musical Theatre History & Literature II
Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies
* ISOM 3300 Queer Rhetorics
* ISOM 3150 Gender and Sexuality in Cinema
* ISOM 3153 Gender and Sexuality in the Media
* ISOM 4442 Feminist Rhetorics
Department of History
* HIST 4560 Southern Music History
* HIST 4810 Topics in History and Film
* HIST 4820
Department of Philosophy & Religion
* PHIL 3320 Aesthetics
* PHIL 3440 Philosophy of Film
* RELG 3690 Religion and Film
Department of Writing & Rhetoric
* RHET 3300 Queer Rhetorics
* RHET 4420 Feminist Rhetorics
Students cannot earn both a B.A. in English and a B.F.A. in Creative Writing
because courses cannot be shared, and there are not enough unique
courses to meet the requirements for both degrees.