Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Writing Workshop: 20 hours
- All workshops, except for ENG 480, ENG 487, ENG 490, ENG 491, and ENG 497, are reserved for graduate students in the Department of English
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 20 |
ENG 480 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | |
ENG 484 | WRITING WORKSHOP TOPICS (May be repeated with different topics) | |
ENG 487 | TRAVEL WRITING | |
ENG 490 | WRITING FOR MAGAZINES | |
ENG 491 | SCIENCE WRITING | |
ENG 492 | WRITING FICTION | |
ENG 493 | WRITING POETRY | |
ENG 494 | NOVELS I | |
ENG 495 | NOVELS II | |
ENG 497 | WRITING THE LITERATURE OF FACT | |
Literature: 4 hours
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
ENG 411 | CHAUCER | |
ENG 412 | STUDIES IN ARTHURIAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 413 | STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERARY FORMS | |
ENG 419 | TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | |
ENG 421 | STUDIES IN ENGLISH RENAISSANCE PROSE | |
ENG 422 | STUDIES IN ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY | |
ENG 423 | STUDIES IN ENGLISH RENAISSANCE DRAMA | |
ENG 426 | THE ESSAY: HISTORY, THEORY, PRACTICE | |
ENG 427 | MILTON | |
ENG 428 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | |
ENG 429 | TOPICS IN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | |
ENG 431 | STUDIES IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY NOVEL | |
ENG 432 | STUDIES IN RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY DRAMA | |
ENG 434 | STUDIES IN RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY AUTHORS | |
ENG 439 | TOPICS IN RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE | |
ENG 441 | STUDIES IN ENGLISH ROMANTIC PROSE | |
ENG 442 | STUDIES IN ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY | |
ENG 443 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN PROSE | |
ENG 444 | STUDIES IN VICTORIAN POETRY | |
ENG 445 | STUDIES IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH FICTION | |
ENG 446 | NINETEENTH-CENTURY IRISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 449 | TOPICS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 451 | STUDIES IN THE MODERN BRITISH NOVEL | |
ENG 452 | STUDIES IN MODERN BRITISH POETRY | |
ENG 453 | STUDIES IN MODERN DRAMA | |
ENG 455 | MODERN IRISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 456 | CONTEMPORARY IRISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 459 | TOPICS IN MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 464 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN AUTHORS | |
ENG 465 | STUDIES IN THE MODERN AMERICAN NOVEL | |
ENG 466 | STUDIES IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY | |
ENG 467 | STUDIES IN AMERICAN DRAMA | |
ENG 469 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 472 | LITERARY THEORY | |
ENG 475 | TOPICS IN LITERATURE | |
ENG 476 | TOPICS IN GENRE AND FORM | |
Electives in Language, Literature, Publishing and Teaching: 8 hours
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 8 |
ENG 400 | STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH | |
ENG 401 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | |
ENG 407 | LANGUAGE AND STYLE FOR WRITERS | |
ENG 408 | STYLISTICS | |
ENG 426 | THE ESSAY: HISTORY, THEORY, PRACTICE | |
ENG 473 | TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING | |
ENG 474 | TEACHING LITERATURE | |
ENG 476 | TOPICS IN GENRE AND FORM (Variable) | |
ENG 477 | TOPICS IN PUBLISHING (Variable) | |
ENG 478 | TOPICS IN TEACHING (Variable) | |
ENG 496 | TOPICS IN EDITING (May be repeated with a different topic) | |
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Open Electives: 16 hours
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 16 |
ENG 500 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
ENG 509 | INTERNSHIP | |
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Online Degree Option
The MFA/MA program is committed to offering at least 3 online and/or remote-enabled courses every regular academic quarter. Yearly offerings will include 4-5 workshops, 2 publishing courses, 1-2 literature courses, and a variety of electives. Online summer session and December intercession courses can also count toward your degree. Check with the program director or www.english-exlibris.com for online offerings.
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