Creative Writing

Requirements: MFA in Creative Writing

(48 credits)

Graduate students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. Students with a GPA of less than 3.00 will be placed on probation. Only two grades of C (or C+) may be counted towards an M.A. degree. Students do not earn credit for grades below C.

All courses carry four (4) credits unless otherwise noted.

Workshops (16 credits)

Select four (4) courses for a total of 16 credits from the following list.

Note: Any of the workshop subjects can be taken multiple times for credit.

Course Number	Course Name
CW5000	GRADUATE POETRY WORKSHOP
CW5001	TRANSLATION WORKSHOP
CW5002	GRADUATE FICTION WORKSHOP
CW5003	GRADUATE NONFICTION WORKSHOP: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES
CW5005	HYBRID WORKSHOP

Seminars (12 credits)

Select three (3) courses for a total of 12 credits from the following list:

Note: Any of the seminar subjects can be taken multiple times for credit.

Course Number	Course Name
CW5004	THE PARIS SEMINAR
CW5011	EMILY DICKINSON: LIFE AND AFTERLIFE
CW5054	GOTHIC FICTION: THE LITERATURE OF EXCESS*
CW5073	ULYSSES, MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM, AND NOW
CW5081	POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES AND THEORY
CW5083	DIGITAL POETICS
CW5085	THEORY AND WRITING: BLACK THOUGHT
CW5091	TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING

*Note: This course is NOT repeatable for credit.

Modules (8 credits)

Select four (4) modules for a total of 8 credits

Course Number	Course Name
CW5020MOD	MFA MODULE – 2 credits

Fieldwork or Internships (4 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
CW5012	INDIA LITERARY PRACTICUM
CW5098INT	INTERNSHIP

Thesis Mentorship (8 credits)

Course Number	Course Name
CW5095INPR	THESIS – 8 credits

TIMELINE (FALL ENTRY)

FALL (1)	SPRING (1)	FALL (2)	SPRING (2)
1 Workshop	1 Workshop	1 Workshop	1 Workshop
1 Seminar	1 Seminar	1 Seminar	MFA Thesis
2 Modules	2 Modules	Fieldwork or Internship or 2 Modules
12 credits	12 credits	12 credits	12 credits