Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

California Baptist University

In CBU’s creative writing bachelor's program, students develop their writing technique, hone their creative style and establish a voice that is uniquely and distinctly their own.From copywriting to creating trade journals or novels, writers influence the world through words. In CBU's BFA in Creative Writing program, students will be part of a close-knit writing community that offers feedback, support and constructive criticism as they refine their craft, eventually working on a final writing project of publishable quality that expresses universal themes and their personal worldview.This is the first bachelor of fine arts degree offered at CBU, and one of only two BFA creative writing programs offered at a Christian college in the U.S. Writing workshops are kept small so that students can get frequent feedback on their writing from their professors and peers. The program culminates with a creative capstone project, which is usually a collection of poems or short stories or a novel/novella.Creative Writing and Revision – Evaluate how craft, style, and technique in creative writing influence the writing process and strategies for revision.Language and Voice – Create an approach to crafting poetry, fiction, nonfiction with a distinct voice, style, faith and/or worldview, and with effective use of grammar, syntax, and mechanics.Essay Writing and Research – Incorporate research from scholars in the appropriate literary and theoretical fields into well-organized and revised essays.