Creative Writing - Belhaven University

Creative Writing from Belhaven University is a Campus Bachelor Computer Science degree that prepares you for a IT career. A creative writing major must produce a senior thesis (a substantial creative work such as a collection of stories, poems, or nonfiction essays) and successfully defend that work before his/her advisors and committee. A public reading of the thesis is also required. In addition to the thesis, defense, and reading, each senior creative writing major must write a fifteen- to twenty-page paper explaining his or her philosophy of aesthetics, composition, and creative writing?the student must also defend this philosophy statement before his or her committee. Overall, creative writing majors should demonstrate the following skills and abilities by the time they graduate: * Well-developed creative and critical thinking skills. * A broad understanding of creative writing in relation to historical and cultural contexts, especially the biblical world view and the development of Western civilization and literature. * A mastery of various literary forms and styles in genres as diverse poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and scriptwriting. * The ability to teach creative writing effectively to others. * A mastery of the tools of all good writing: grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling. * deep appreciation of the ways in which creative activities such as writing allow us to uncover the wonders and woes of a world charged with meaning and marked by sin and suffering. View more details on Belhaven University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Computer Science courses.