B.A. Creative Writing

The mission of the Creative Writing Department is to provide students with the skills and resources--including classes, workshops, master residencies, and graduate-level experiences--to help them create original work and expand their understanding of historical and contemporary literatures.In pursuit of this mission, the Creative Writing Department aims to achieve the following goals:To engage in the ongoing practice of writing, through experimenting with different genres and forms,developing a personal aesthetic, and giving and receiving constructive feedback on new work; To engage in the ongoing practice of reading, through learning to assess literary techniques, identify rhetorical elements, and recognize both innovative and traditional works and themes. To pursue the study of literature from different centuries and cultures, learning to recognize narrative traditions, identify historical and cultural context, and find places of intersection within contemporary literature; To nurture a beneficial relationship with the MFA Program that broadens the educational experiences and opportunities of students and faculty on both the graduate and undergraduate level. Vision: The Creative Writing Department aims to provide a rigorous and innovative curriculum of creative and critical instruction for students pursuing a creative writing major or minor, as well as students wishing to broaden their liberal arts experiences.