Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2018 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 48-credit M.F.A. program requires the following:
Foundation Course (3 credits)
- CWPA 620 Creativity: Ways of Seeing
Writing Workshops (6 credits)
Choose two workshops from the same genre:
- CWPA 622 Fiction Workshop
- CWPA 623 Poetry Workshop
- CWPA 626 Literary Nonfiction Workshop
- CWPA 627 Memoir Workshop
Required Workshop (3 credits)
- CWPA 720 Advanced Writing Workshop
Design (3 credits)
- CWPA 651 Type & Design for Creative Writers
Publishing Arts (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
- CWPA 780 Book Arts
- CWPA 781 Electronic Publishing
- CWPA 782 Creating the Journal
- CWPA 783 Print Publishing
Writing & Literature (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
- CWPA 786 Experimental Forms
- CWPA 787 Seminar in Literature & Writing
- CWPA 788 International Writing
Culminating Courses (9 credits)
- CWPA 796 Thesis I
- CWPA 797 Thesis II: Writing
- CWPA 798 Thesis III: Design
Electives (12 credits)
Choose four electives from among many in writing, design, literature, publishing, multimedia and technology.