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    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Creative Writing Major (BFA)


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Major Program

Hamline’s Creative Writing major provides students a rigorous apprenticeship in the craft and process of writing; a rich curriculum in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid forms; a strong background in the American and/or global literary traditions; and an understanding of the theoretical dimensions of reading and writing. Students will learn how to read closely as writers, to create their own original works while developing an effective writing practice, and to analyze and appreciate the elements that comprise works of literature. 

Course Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), students must complete both the Creative Writing major and the English minor.

 

Creative Writing Major Requirements


Three Workshops:


Students must complete two workshops in the genre in which they wish to specialize and one workshop in a different genre.

One Pre-Professional Course:


One Creative Writing Elective


  • One creative writing course above 3000

English Minor Requirements


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