Creative Writing (MFA)

English Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Requirements

Complete 48 credits from twelve courses including four writing workshops, three literature courses, three electives, and two semesters of thesis workshops.

Capstone: Completion of an MFA thesis of 48 to 64 pages of poetry or 100 to 200 pages of fiction written under the supervision of a thesis advisor, reviewed by a thesis committee, and subject to a public defense.

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Writing Workshops (24 Credits)

Complete one from below four times.

CW 601 - MFA Poetry Workshop 6 Credit(s)
or
CW 602 - MFA Fiction Workshop 6 Credit(s)

Literature Courses (9 Credits)

Complete three graduate literature courses.

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three from below.

CW 605 - Memoir Workshop 3 Credit(s)
CW 606 - Literary Editing and Publishing 3 Credit(s)
CW 614 - The Teaching of Creative Writing 3 Credit(s)
CW 675 - Creative Writing Internship 3 Credit(s)
CW 697 - Special Topics in Creative Writing 1-6 Credit(s)
Students may elect courses offered by other graduate programs with approval from the graduate program director.
ENGL 459 Seminar for Tutors may be taken for graduate credit (see Undergraduate Catalog).
ENGL 675 - Reading and Writing Poetry 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 676 - Reading and Writing Fiction 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 681 - Advanced Workshop in Poetry 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 682 - Advanced Workshop in Fiction 3 Credit(s)

Thesis Courses (6 Credits)

Complete the course below both semesters of the third year.

CW 699 - MFA Thesis 3 Credit(s)