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 18 credit hours each 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.