Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing & English - Fiction

This undergraduate creative writing major prepares students for a career in creative writing, publishing, journalism, communications, the law and many other professions, as well as graduate programs such as the University’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Nonfiction Writing.

Creative writing courses begin during freshman year, unlike many other undergraduate writing programs. Undergraduate students can choose between a traditional four-year program and an accelerated three-year plan. Three-year plan graduates who enroll in the Master of Fine Arts program can earn their bachelor's and master's degrees in five years.

The fiction concentration is ideal for students who wish to focus and strengthen their abilities to build worlds, characters, and conflict. With this concentration, students will be able to hone in on the specific genre they are interested in and explore it in-depth in the program. Some common genres students pursue include literary, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, mystery, thriller/suspense, horror, and western. Students may choose to write short stories or chapters to a longer novel-length work. Having a concentration also opens additional opportunities to apply to MA or MFA creative writing programs.