Creative Writing, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Requirements
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Writer’s Workshop offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree, with concentrations in Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Screenwriting
Writer's Workshop Core Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Literature and Theory Core | 9 | |
CONTEMPORARY WRITERS:IN PERSON IN PRINT | ||
FORM AND THEORY (two times) 1 | ||
or | ||
FORM AND THEORY and INDEPENDENT STUDIES 1 | ||
or | ||
LITERARY MAGAZINE (APPLIED) and FORM AND THEORY 5 | ||
Foreign Language | 8-10 | |
Select 8-10 hours 2 | ||
Lower Level Literature | 9 | |
Select three (3) 2000-level literature courses from any discipline offering a course in a primary source of literature; WRWS Special Topics courses (2000) included. Of the 3 courses, at least 1 must be from the following: 3 | ||
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE I | ||
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH LITERATURE II | ||
AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: MEDIEVAL TO EARLY MODERN WORLD | ||
GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS: THE MODERN WORLD | ||
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1940-PRESENT | ||
SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
LATINO/A LITERATURE | ||
Upper Level Literature | ||
ENGL 4340 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
Select five (5) additional 3000- or 4000-level literature classes from any language or discipline (in consultation with faculty adviser) offering a course in a primary source of literature. 4 | 15 | |
Total Credits | 44-46 |
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Two semesters of WRWS 4000 required for core. Students may enroll a third time in WRWS 4000 for literature credit. Must be different topics each time. Prerequisites for WRWS 4000 Form and Theory: one Studio in appropriate genre.
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Minimum of one academic year of the same college-level foreign language or ASL. High school equivalent of foreign-language fluency is not acceptable for this requirement.
- 3
Two WRWS Special Topics courses (2000) may be included, for no more than a total of 2 Special Topics courses in all categories.
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Two WRWS Special Topics course (3000) may be included, for no more than a total of 2 Special Topics courses in all categories.
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Literary Magazine (Applied) (3010) may be taken as either upper-division literature course, or as a Form and Theory (4000). WRWS 3010 cannot apply for both a literature course and a Form and Theory.
A Creative Writing Minor
May be obtained by successful completion of 18 credits of course work.
Creative Nonfiction
Code | Title | Credits |
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Requirements: | ||
Writing Core | ||
Select one of the following three course groups: | 11 | |
Group A: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | ||
BASIC FICTION STUDIO | ||
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | ||
Group B: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING | ||
BASIC POETRY STUDIO | ||
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | ||
Group C: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | ||
or WRWS 2060 | FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING | |
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | ||
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | ||
Concentration Area | ||
WRWS 3300 | INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | 4 |
WRWS 4300 | ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | 4 |
WRWS 4310 | ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO II | 4 |
Select three of the following or discuss options with advisor. NOTE: some courses have pre-reqs. | 9 | |
FEATURE AND OPINION WRITING | ||
CRITICAL WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA | ||
PR AND ADVERTISING DESIGN | ||
STRATEGIC WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | ||
AUTOBIOGRAPHY | ||
THE MODERN FAMILIAR ESSAY | ||
Total Credits | 32 |
Fiction or Poetry
Code | Title | Credits |
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Requirements: | ||
Writing Core chosen in consultation with advisor | 18 | |
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING | ||
Select the relevant Basic Studio plus 2 additional Basic Studios | ||
BASIC FICTION STUDIO | ||
BASIC POETRY STUDIO | ||
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | ||
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | ||
Concentration Area | ||
Select either the Fiction Studio sequence or the Poetry Studio sequence | 12 | |
Sequence 1: | ||
INTERMEDIATE FICTION STUDIO | ||
ADVANCED FICTION STUDIO I | ||
ADVANCED FICTION STUDIO I | ||
Sequence 2: | ||
INTERMEDIATE POETRY STUDIO | ||
ADVANCED POETRY STUDIO I | ||
ADVANCED POETRY STUDIO II | ||
Total Credits | 30 |
Screenwriting
Code | Title | Credits |
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Requirements: | ||
Writing Core | ||
Select one of the following three course groups: | 11 | |
Group A: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | ||
BASIC FICTION STUDIO | ||
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | ||
Group B: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING | ||
BASIC POETRY STUDIO | ||
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | ||
Group C: | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | ||
or WRWS 2060 | FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING | |
BASIC CREATIVE NONFICTION STUDIO | ||
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | ||
Concentration Area | ||
WRWS 3600 | INTERMEDIATE SCREENWRITING STUDIO | 4 |
WRWS 4600 | ADVANCED SCREENWRITING STUDIO I | 4 |
WRWS 4610 | ADVANCED SCREENWRITING STUDIO II | 4 |
Select three of the following or discuss options with advisor. NOTE: some courses have pre-reqs. | 9 | |
SELECTED TOPICS IN WRITING relevant topics only per advisor | ||
COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY | ||
ACTING I | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEATRE | ||
ADVANCED PROJECTS IN THEATRE relevant topics only per advisor | ||
SHAKESPEARE ON FILM: THE ART OF INTERPRETATION | ||
VIDEO STUDIO PRODUCTION | ||
FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM | ||
DIGITAL LITERACIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS | ||
POLITICS AND FILM | ||
Appropriate 3000- or 4000-level course may be selected from other departments, with approval of WRWS advisor. | ||
Total Credits | 32 |
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
COMP I (COMP II if student has AP credit) | 3 | |
Quantative Literacy | 3 | |
Public Speaking | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science (Can also count as a Diversity) | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
COMP II 1 | 3 | |
Lower-Level Literature | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science (Can also count as a Diversity) | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
Natural/Physical Science | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
Fundamentals of Fiction or Poetry 3 | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science | 3 | |
Natural/Physical Science with Laboratory | 4 | |
Lower-Level Literature | 3 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Spring | ||
Basic Studio | 4 | |
Second Fundamental of Fiction or Poetry for Fiction or Poetry majors | 3 | |
OR- First CNF or Screenwriting Elective | ||
OR- Pre-requisite for one (1) CNF or Screenwriting Elective 3 | ||
Lower-Level Literature | 3 | |
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
Intermediate Studio | 4 | |
First Extra Basic for Fiction or Poetry majors | 3-4 | |
OR- First or Second CNF or Screenwriting Elective | ||
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Credits | 13-14 | |
Spring | ||
Advanced Studio I | 4 | |
Second Extra Basic for Fiction or Poetry majors | 3-4 | |
OR- Second or Third CNF or Screenwriting Elective | ||
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Credits | 13-14 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
Advanced Studio II | 4 | |
Third CNF or Screenwriting Elective | 3 | |
Contemporary Writers | 3 | |
Form & Theory | 3 | |
Foreign Language or ASL | 5 | |
Credits | 18 | |
Spring | ||
Form & Theory | 3 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts or Social Science | 3 | |
Foreign Language or ASL | 5 | |
Upper-Level Literature | 3 | |
Elective | 1-3 | |
Credits | 15-17 | |
Total Credits | 118-122 |
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If student enters UNO with AP Comp credit, they can take Comp II in Freshman Fall semester, and Fundamentals of Fiction/Poetry in Freshman Spring semester.
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*Fundamentals of Fiction or Poetry is, on rare occasion, accepted from another institution.
**Fundamentals fulfills the Writing in the Discipline requirement- 3
Most pre-reqs for CNF and Screenwriting Electives overlap with WRWS required courses; however, the pre-reqs for a few CNF/Screenwriting Electives adds 3-6 hours to the Road Map.
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements: Students must successfully complete all major courses with a grade of “C” (2.0) or better.
Graduation Requirements: The BFA in Creative Writing requires a minimum of 75 semester hours of major coursework designated by the candidate’s area of emphasis (Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction or Screenwriting) in consultation with the student’s program advisor. The degree requires 120 total credit hours of coursework.