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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Abbotsford Campus, Abbotsford, Canada
48 monthsProgram duration
10,584 CADTuition Fee/year
YesScholarships
English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area
Program overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
BFA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
UFV’s Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor or extended minor in Creative Writing helps you turn your passion for writing into a career. You have the opportunity to explore a wide range of writing genres such as fiction, drama, poetry, and screenwriting to help you hone and focus your own work. You benefit from UFV’s small class sizes, which create a supportive environment for critique and feedback, and provide an excellent breeding ground to develop your creative writing skills.
You can choose to pair a Creative Writing extended minor with a Visual Arts major as part of UFV’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Or, combine your extended minor in Creative Writing with another extended minor in one of four other fine arts disciplines, including Art History and Visual Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
To gain writing and editing experience and build your portfolio while you study, join the editorial board of Louden Singletree, UFV's student-run literary and visual arts magazine. Or become a contributor to the Cascade, UFV's student newspaper. Or take advantage of optional paid work placements with the UFV Co-operative Education program to graduate with work experience and references for other employment or graduate school.
Program overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
BFA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
UFV’s Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor or extended minor in Creative Writing helps you turn your passion for writing into a career. You have the opportunity to explore a wide range of writing genres such as fiction, drama, poetry, and screenwriting to help you hone and focus your own work. You benefit from UFV’s small class sizes, which create a supportive environment for critique and feedback, and provide an excellent breeding ground to develop your creative writing skills.
You can choose to pair a Creative Writing extended minor with a Visual Arts major as part of UFV’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Or, combine your extended minor in Creative Writing with another extended minor in one of four other fine arts disciplines, including Art History and Visual Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
To gain writing and editing experience and build your portfolio while you study, join the editorial board of Louden Singletree, UFV's student-run literary and visual arts magazine. Or become a contributor to the Cascade, UFV's student newspaper. Or take advantage of optional paid work placements with the UFV Co-operative Education program to graduate with work experience and references for other employment or graduate school.
Admission requirements
Exam Scores
Important Dates
The entrance requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will apply to the Creative Writing minor.
View entrance requirements in the UFV Academic Calendar.
Tuition fee and scholarships
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