M.A. in Writing Course of Study
The Master of Arts in Writing degree requires 33 graduate credit hours, including the successful defense of a thesis. The curriculum consists of six credits in core courses, nine credits in workshops, six credits in literature or linguistics courses, nine elective credits, and three credits in ENG 698: Thesis Research. All graduate writing courses are worth three credits.
CORE CURRICULUM (6 credits)
Students must take at least two of the three core courses:
- ENGL 602: Principles of Editing and Publishing
- ENGL 603: Special Topics in Forms of Creative Writing
- ENGL 604: Composition and Rhetoric
WORKSHOPS AND INTERNSHIPS (9 credits)
Students must take at least three of the following workshop courses:
- ENGL 652: Graduate Writing Workshop–Fiction
- ENGL 655: Graduate Writing Workshop–Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 658: Graduate Writing Workshop–Poetry
- ENGL 681: Workshop in Professional and Technical Writing
- ENGL 682: Workshop in Composition and Rhetoric
- ENGL 683: Writing and Editing Internship
LITERATURE AND LINGUISTICS (6 credits)
Students must take at least two of the following literature courses:
- ENGL 628: Topics in British Literature
- ENGL 635: Topics in American Literature
- ENGL 691: Topics in World Literature
- ENGL 653: Topics in Linguistics
ELECTIVES (9 credits)
Students are expected to complete additional seminars in literature/linguistics or writing workshops, but students with special permission may take courses in other areas (science, business, education for example) depending on their professional interests.
MASTER’S THESIS (3-6 credits)
- ENGL 698: Thesis Research