English, Creative Writing Concentration, M.A.

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English Program Information

Degree Requirements

Thesis Option

Core Required Courses: 9 hours
Concentration Content Courses: 15 hours
Research and Thesis Requirement: 6 hours
Total Degree Requirements: 30 hours

Core Required Courses (9 hours)

When necessary, a committee of the instructor of record, the department chair, and the graduate advisor will determine how a course fits into the existing curriculum.

One 6000-level course in American Literature
One 6000-level course in British Literature
ENGL 6000 - Introduction to Graduate Studies Cr. 3.

Concentration Content Courses (15 hours)

Three courses from among the following (must take 5000-level in dual-listed courses):

ENGL 4430 (5430) - Creative Writing: Fiction Cr. 3. *
ENGL 4440 (5440) - Creative Writing: Essay Cr. 3. *
ENGL 4450 (5450) - Creative Writing: Poetry Cr. 3. *
ENGL 6710 - Poetry Workshop Cr. 3.
ENGL 6720 - Creative Prose Workshop Cr. 3.
Two additional graduate-level electives in ENGL, THEA, or PC (at least one of these must be at the 6000-level).
*Any of these courses may be repeated, for credit.

Research and Thesis Requirement (6 hours):

ENGL 6990 - Research and Thesis Cr. 3, 6.
The Creative Writing concentration does not include a non-thesis option.

Course Repeatability Options

Previously Taken as an Undergraduate

Courses may be repeated one time by a graduate student who has previously taken it as an undergraduate, provided the content is different. Applicable courses include:

ENGL 4210 (5210) - Eighteenth-Century British Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4250 (5250) - Post Modern Literatures in English Cr. 3.
ENGL 4310 (5310) - Early American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4320 (5320) - Nineteenth Century American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4330 (5330) - Modern American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4610 (5610) - Novel Cr. 3.
ENGL 4630 (5630) - Literary Criticism and Theory Cr. 3.
ENGL 4650 (5650) - The Graphic Novel Cr. 3.
ENGL 4712 (5712) - African American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4713 (5713) - Native American Literature Cr. 3.
ENGL 4931 (5931) - Literature and the Environment Cr. 3.
ENGL 4970 (5970) - Professional Communication II Cr. 3.
PC 4850 (5850) - Internship Cr. 3,6,9,12.
PC 4940 (5940) - Technical Editing Cr. 3.
PC 4970 (5970) - Professional Communication II Cr. 3.
PC 4990 (5990) - Business and Grant Proposal Writing Cr. 3.

Repeatable by Graduate Student

Courses may be repeated one time by a graduate student, provided the content is different. Applicable courses include: