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:
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:
Course Number Course Name
CW5004 THE PARIS SEMINAR
  DIGITAL POETICS
CW5011 EMILY DICKINSON: LIFE AND AFTERLIFE
  FRENCH FEMINIST FICTION
  POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES AND THEORY
  PROUST AND THE ARTS
  THEORY AND WRITING: QUEER THEORY
CW5073 ULYSSES, MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM, AND NOW
CW5091 TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING

 

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
  INTERNSHIP

 

Thesis Mentorship (8 credits)

Course Number
Course Name
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