Requirements
The program can be completed on a full-time basis in two years or part-time in three years:
- 4 Graduate writing workshops, one per semester
- 2 Graduate craft-of-writing seminars
- 2 Liberal arts electives
- Thesis advisory conference
- Master’s Thesis or manuscript
A typical full-time program
Year 1
- 2 Graduate writing workshops, one per semester (5 credits each)
- 2 Craft-of-writing seminars, one per semester (3 credits each)
- 2 Liberal arts electives, one per semester (4 credits each)
Year 2
- 2 Graduate writing workshops (5 credits each)
- Thesis advisory conference (1 credit per semester)
- Master’s Thesis or manuscript
Students are required to take four workshop/seminar classes in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, one in each of the four semesters of full-time study. In addition, two craft courses in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction are required. Eight credits of elective courses complete the requirements.
Master’s project
The Master’s Thesis or manuscript is the culminating body of work submitted for the degree. Students begin the work in the first year and continue through the second year, working with a thesis adviser.
