Writing Program Opportunities for UArts Students

Welcome, UArts Students!

University of the Arts Majors	Loyola University Maryland Majors of Interest
Creative Writing - BFA	Writing - B.A.
Screenwriting - BFA	Writing - B.A.

Undergraduate Admission Information

Loyola has a really unique Writing department. We are one of the only stand alone creative writing departments for undergraduates in the country. In other words, we are independent and autonomous, not a program in a Communication department or an English department. This translates to a different curriculum and different faculty than we would have if we were under another the umbrella of another department.  We have an unusual breadth of courses from poetry, fiction, reviewing, writing about film, science writing, writing about art, environmental writing, travel writing, rhetoric, style, nonfiction prose and more. A student can fashion an Interdisciplinary major with another discipline. For example, a student might take half their upper division courses in Communication and half in Writing or half in Philosophy and half in Writing. The Interdisciplinary major allows a student to split their upper division course work between two disciplines. Other options include a complete Writing major with a minor in art history and studio art.

Requirements for the Writing Major

• WR 100: Effective Writing or
• HN 210: Eloquentia Perfecta
• WR 200: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
• WR 220: Introduction to Rhetoric
• WR 230: Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
• Seven 300- or 400-level electives (exclusive of WR 400)
• Senior Seminar: New Writers (WR 400)

Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Writing Major

• WR 100: Effective Writing or
• HN 210: Eloquentia Perfecta
• WR 200: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
• WR 220: Introduction to Rhetoric
• WR 230: Introduction to Poetry and Fiction
• Three WR 300- or 400-level courses
• Five (usually) upper-level courses in another discipline (e.g., English, art, history, modern languages, philosophy, political science, etc.)
• WR 400: Senior Seminar

The curriculum at Loyola University Maryland requires a minimum of 38, three-, four-, or five-credit courses and at least 120 credits for an undergraduate degree. Some majors may require additional courses/credits. The residency requirement includes the satisfactory completion of at least 60 of these credits at Loyola. The curriculum is comprised of three areas: the core, the major, and the electives.

Contact Us

Karen Fish, associate professor of writing 
Kfish@loyola.edu 
Cell # available upon request 
Pleased to talk