Department of Creative Writing: MFA Residential Program

  The CRW 3-years Graduate Curriculum

First year

•   CRW    5321   Narrative Theory and Poetics

•   CRW   5364   Forms and Techniques of Fiction

•   CRW   5365   Forms and Techniques of Poetry

•   A Pedagogy class, in the English (Engl 5346) Spanish Department (Ling 5308) for those students with a Teaching Assistantship.

First, Second and Third year

•   CRW    5366   Advanced Fiction Writing

•   CRW    5367   Advanced Poetry Writing

•   CRW    5369   Advanced Playwriting

•   CRW    5372   Advanced Screenwriting

•   CRW    5373   Advanced Creative Non-fiction

•   CRW    5368   Variable Topics

•   CRW    5382   Studies in Form

Literature Courses (12 hours)

These courses may be taken from allied departments. crw 5368 and crw 5382 may be counted as Literature Courses, but such courses will not count towards the 15 hours requirement above.

Electives (6 hours)

These courses may be taken from any department with an advisor’s approval.

***Independent Study (3 hours)

This course may be taken from any department with an advisor’s approval. It may replace a Literature or an Elective Course. To count as a Literature Course, it must be approved by the advisor and the Graduate Director.

Third year

•   CRW    5398   Thesis I

•   CRW    5399   Thesis II (this course may only be taken in the last semester)

The thesis will consist of a book-length manuscript of original fiction—poetry, play, group of essays or screenplay—accompanied by a preface. Each candidate is required to submit a thesis proposal and a sample of the thesis-in progress before starting Thesis I. The thesis will be prepared under the direction of a three-member supervising committee and will be defended orally.