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M.F.A. in Creative Writing
Department of English |
Degree Requirements for the M.F.A. in Creative Writing (40 credits)
The completion of a thesis is a degree requirement. The thesis submitted for the M.F.A. degree must display a mastery of writing skills and be a manuscript of near-published/performable quality. The four-credit Professional Development Practicum is a unique course that meets once a week in the spring semester of the first year. Through meetings with arts professionals, students are introduced to the professional and practical life of writers in multiple disciplines. They will also gain a realistic awareness of what a “life in letters” entails. Students will meet with their advisers to determine the appropriate plan of study.
| Literature (12 Credits)
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Choose three literature/language/theory courses from among the following: |
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Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| ENG 610 |
Genre Development: Lyric |
4 |
| ENG 611 |
Genre Development: Novel |
4 |
| ENG 612 |
Genre Development: Drama |
4 |
| ENG 613 |
Genre Development: Satire |
4 |
| ENG 629 |
History of the English Language |
4 |
| ENG 631 |
Literature and Other Arts |
4 |
| ENG 634 |
Methods of Literary Analysis: Theory and Practice |
4 |
| ENG 635 |
Research Methods |
4 |
| ENG 638 |
Teaching Writing: Theory and Pratice |
4 |
| ENG 650 |
The History and Theory of Translation
(*may be used as a workshop, with approval) |
4 |
| ENG 651 |
Language in the Mind, Literature and Culture |
4 |
| ENG 652 |
The Personal Essay |
4 |
| ENG 653 |
Autobiography |
4 |
| ENG 661 |
Antiquity & Modernity |
4 |
| ENG 663 |
Development of the Narrator in Fiction |
4 |
| ENG 664 |
Modernism |
4 |
| Workshops (16 Credits) |
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| ENG 640 |
Fiction Workshop |
4 |
| ENG 641 |
Poetry Workshop |
4 |
| ENG 642 |
Dramatic Writing Workshop |
4 |
| ENG 643 |
Creative Non-Fiction Workshop |
4 |
| Thesis Colloquium (Required of all students) |
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| ENG 799 |
Thesis Colloquium |
4 |
| Thesis Independent Study(Required of all students) |
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| ENG 790 |
Thesis Independent Study |
4 |
| Professional Practicum (Required of all students) |
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
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| ENG 791 |
Practicum Colloquium |
4 |
Please consult the course offerings for descriptions of these courses. View examples of recent courses, or access the entire course listing. |
This page was last modified on February 24, 2012.
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