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M.A. in English (Creative Writing)
The M.A. in English, with a specialization in Creative Writing, requires a total of 30 credits of course work. NOTE: No new admissions after August 2006.
Core Requirement (3 credits)
- English 550: The Study of Craft: Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction (must be taken first semester in the program)
Co-requisite for 553, 554, 555, 556, 557
Workshop requirement = 9 credits
- English 553: Advanced Imaginative Writing: The Long Project
- English 554: Advanced Imaginative Writing: Fiction
- English 555: Advanced Imaginative Writing: Nonfiction
- English 556: Advanced Imaginative Writing: Poetry
- English 557: Studies in Creative Writing
Students must take a workshop each semester from the following:
Each of these courses may be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits per course, 9 of which are used in the POS.
Literature requirement = 6 credits
- two literature courses
Electives = 9 credits
Students may also choose from English Department offerings in any of the graduate majors.
Suggested courses in Creative Writing:
- English 552: Editing and Production of Literary Journals
- English 553: Advanced Imaginative Writng: The Long Project
- English 557: Studies in Creative Writing
- English 558: Teaching Creative Writing
| Teaching assistants who complete the proseminar (English 500) may count the course as one of their electives in the POS. |
Independent research = 3 credits (only 3 credits count towards the degree)
- English 699: Thesis (English 599: Creative Component is not an option)
| NOTE: The Creative Writing Program of Study does not include a foreign language requirement. Students are advised that many Ph.D. and M.F.A. programs require proficiency in a foreign language. |
