How Do I Earn the BFA?
- CWL 190: Intro to Contemporary Literature
- CWL 202: Introduction to Creative Writing
- CWL 250: Join the Conversation (taken in Fall of Junior year)
Topics offered change semesterly, and are designed to be repeated according to interest:
- CWL 300: Forms of Creative Nonfiction
- CWL 305: Forms of Fiction
- CWL 310: Forms of Poetry
- CWL 315 (or FLM 215): Forms of Scriptwriting
- CWL 320: Forms of Interdisciplinary Arts
- CWL 325: Forms of Science Writing
(By special permission, students may take select courses from other SBU programs (FLM & TV Writing, English) or even our graduate-level CWL MFA program. See semesterly Course Topics List for details.)
- CWL 330: Topics in European Lit for Writers
- CWL 335: Topics in American Lit for Writers
- CWL 340: Topics in World Lit for Writers
(By special permission, students may count the credits earned in select AFH, AAS, EGL, HUF, HUS, or UST courses towards this requirement. Students may also petition to substitute any other relevant courses from other departments.)
A cluster of courses designed to support you as you bring your creative thesis project to fruition.
- CWL 390: The Ethics of the Creative Imagination (Senior year Fall)
- CWL 450: Senior Project (Senior year Fall)
- CWL 487: Mind the Gap/ Independent Reading & Research (with your thesis advisor, Senior Year Fall)
- CWL 499: Thesis (Senior year Fall + Senior Year Spring)