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Degree Requirements

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 Title Quarter Hours
Select five from the following: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 497
WRITING THE LITERATURE OF FACT

Literature:  4 hours

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one from the following: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 Title Quarter Hours
Select two from the following: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)
Any courses in literature if not used to satisfy the Literature category requirement, above
Courses from other programs may be substituted only with approval of program director

Open Electives:  16 hours

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select four from the following:16
ENG 500
INDEPENDENT STUDY
ENG 509
INTERNSHIP
Any graduate-level courses in writing, literature, criticism, publishing, and teaching offered by the English department and not used to satisfy other requirements, above
Up to two graduate level courses offered by the Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse Department
Courses from other programs may be substituted only with approval of program director. Note: No more than two courses from outside of the English Department may count toward Open Electives

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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