Creative Writing, M.F.A., Fiction Concentration

Coursework

1. Fifteen to 21 hours of ENGL 8030 - Fiction Writing  (must be completed while enrolled in degree program) *
2. Fifteen to 21 hours of English and American and World literature, and/or Rhetoric and Composition, and/or folklore. Three hours of these 15 to 21 hours may be a Creative Writing workshop in a secondary genre. *
3. ENGL 8160 - Form and Theory of Literary Craft  in Fiction (3)
4. ENGL 8202 - Contemporary Fiction Craft  (3)
5. At least six hours of ENGL 8999 - Thesis Research  
6. Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each for the fall/spring semesters and 9 credit hours for the summer semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of thesis research and non-thesis individual research.

* 36 hours are required for Areas 1 and 2 combined.

Students with an M.A. in English or Creative Writing

Students who enter the M.F.A. program with an M.A. in English or creative writing must satisfy a different set of course requirements totaling 36 hours:

1. Fifteen to 18 hours of ENGL 8030 - Fiction Writing  (must be completed while enrolled in degree program) *
2. Six to 9 hours of English and American and World literature, and/or Rhetoric and Composition, and/or folklore. Three hours of these 6 to 9 hours may be a Creative Writing workshop in a secondary genre. *
3. ENGL 8160 - Form and Theory of Literary Craft  in fiction (3)
4. ENGL 8202 - Contemporary Fiction Craft  (3)
5. At least 6 hours of ENGL 8999 - Thesis Research  
6. Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each for the fall/spring semesters and 9 credit hours for the summer semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of thesis research and non-thesis individual research.

* 24 hours are required for Areas 1 and 2 combined.