English, Ph.D., Creative Writing Concentration

Concentration Requirements

Students in creative writing select either Poetry or Fiction as their primary specialization and the other genre as their secondary specialization.

No more than one month after passing comprehensive written examinations, a student must submit to her or his director, and to the Director of Creative Writing, a written proposal that describes her or his dissertation project. The creative writing dissertation must be a minimum of 50 pages long for a manuscript of poems or a minimum of 150 pages for a manuscript of prose fiction. It must include a critical introduction in which the student discusses his or her approaches, styles, methods, and influences that is acceptable to the Department of English and to the Office of Graduate Services of the College of Arts and Sciences.

All Poetry and Fiction workshops (ENGL 8020 - Poetry Writing, ENGL 8030 - Fiction Writing), creative writing craft courses (ENGL 8201 - Contemporary Poetry, ENGL 8202 - Contemporary Fiction Craft, ENGL 8203 - Twentieth-Century American and British Poetry Craft I) and form and theory coursework (ENGL 8160 - Form and Theory of Literary Craft) must be completed at Georgia State University during the degree program.

• ENGL 8020 - Poetry Writing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 8030 - Fiction Writing 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 8201 - Contemporary Poetry 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 8202 - Contemporary Fiction Craft 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 8203 - Twentieth-Century American and British Poetry Craft I 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 8160 - Form and Theory of Literary Craft 3 Credit Hours