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MFA - Creative Writing
All candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, are required to:
- Complete an approved 48 unit program with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. At least 39 of these units must be graduate-level (i.e., 200-numbered) courses. Any upper division courses to be applied to the MFA must be approved in advance by the Creative Writing Director.
- Demonstrate competency in the theory and practice of literary production and scholarship by passing ENGL 201C.
- Demonstrate reading proficiency in a second language by passing a language examination. (This requirement is waived for students whose first language is not English or who have, within five years of achieving candidacy, earned a grade of "B" or better in the fourth semester of an acceptable foreign language course).
- Write a substantial work, with critical introduction, in one of the four program emphases, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, or Script Writing.
- Pass the MFA Comprehensive Examination.
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| Course Requirements | | | |
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| Core Courses | 6 |
| ENGL 201C and ENGL 204 |
| Practicum | 15 |
| All courses repeatable for credit. |
| Complete fifteen units from: ENGL 240, ENGL 241, ENGL 242 |
| Literary Research | 15 |
| Complete five courses from: ENGL 202, ENGL 208, ENGL 211, ENGL 215, ENGL 216, ENGL 217, ENGL 225, ENGL 226, ENGL 227, ENGL 229, ENGL 230, ENGL 232, ENGL 233, ENGL 253, ENGL 254, ENGL 255, ENGL 256, ENGL 292 |
| Professional Training | 6 |
| Complete six units from: ENGL 257, ENGL 259, ENGL 298 |
| Thesis/Capstone Requirement | 6 |
| Creative project in candidate's emphasis area. |
| ENGL 299 |
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| Total Units: | 48 |
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