Creative Writing M.F.A. - Fiction
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing; Fiction Concentration
SUMMARY
Code | Title | Hours |
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500-level Creative Writing Workshops | 12 | |
Techniques Courses | 3 | |
Literature Courses | 12 | |
Electives | 6 | |
Thesis | 12 | |
Total Hours | 45 |
Degree Specific Credits: 45
Required Cumulative GPA: 3.0
Notes
- The MFA program in fiction, nonfiction or poetry normally takes two years to complete. Some students who choose to attend part-time take three years.
- Candidates must submit a thesis acceptable to their MFA committee and to the Graduate School.
- A prose thesis may be a novel, group of short stories, or collection of nonfiction essays with a minimum length of 80 pages.
- A poetry thesis requires a minimum of 40 pages. With committee and graduate chair permission, an MFA could comprise work in both prose and poetry.
- Candidates must give a public thesis reading after committee approval.
- Candidates must give a public thesis reading after committee approval.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Workshop - Complete 12 credits of the following course: | 12 | |
Fiction Workshop | ||
Techniques - Complete 3 credits of the following course: | 3 | |
Techniques of Modern Fiction | ||
Literature - Complete 12 credits of the following courses: | 12 | |
Note: only one 400-level LIT course may count. | ||
Any 400-level LIT course available for graduate credit | ||
Special Topics | ||
Seminar in British Literature | ||
Seminar in American Literature | ||
Seminar in Comparative Literature | ||
Special Topics | ||
Graduate Independent Study | ||
Electives - Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
Teaching College Level Composition | ||
Other elective courses with Director approval | ||
Thesis - Complete 12 credits of the following course: | 12 | |
Thesis | ||
Total Hours | 45 |