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Degree Requirements
The Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Poetics requiresa total of 49 credit hours
distributed among the following courses:
| WRI 651–654 |
Summer Writing Program I (8) |
| WRI 751–754 |
Summer Writing Program II (8) |
| SUBTOTAL 16 |
Writing Workshops: 9 credits (All classes are 3 credits.)
Semester-long courses in creative writing, workshops require regular submission of original
work for critique, oral presentation and editing. Creative reading and writing courses have
distinct literature and creative writing components.
| WRI 618 |
Practice of Poetry: Migrant Metaphors |
| WRI 619 |
Practice of Fiction: Narration/Transition |
| WRI 620 |
Practice of Fiction: Composition and Critique |
| WRI 621 |
Practice of Fiction: Monologue/Characterization |
| WRI 623 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Writing with Shakespeare |
| WRI 625 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Dramatic Measures |
| WRI 629 |
Practice of Translation |
| WRI 664 |
Practice of Poetry: The Poetic Journal |
| WRI 670 |
Practice of Poetry: Word for Word, Line by Line |
| WRI 671 |
Practice of Fiction: Building Blocks |
| WRI 673 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Food as Metaphor |
| WRI 675 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Memory and Matter |
| WRI 710 |
Practice of Poetry: Your Works |
| WRI 718 |
Literature Seminar: The Cantos of Ezra Pound |
| WRI 725 |
The Art of the Essay |
| WRI 731 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Sequences |
| WRI 739 |
Contemplative Poetics |
| WRI 756 |
Mind Moving |
| WRI 763 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Notes on Architecture |
| WRI 770 |
Practice of Poetry: Hybrid Forms |
| WRI 771 |
Practice of Fiction: Postmodern Prose |
| WRI 773 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Cross-cultural Writing Practices |
| SUBTOTAL 9 |
Literature Courses: 9 credits (All classes are 3 credits.)
These examine a single writer’s work, specific topics in literary history, or encompass
a survey of historical or theoretical orientations and require critical papers in standard
academic format.
| WRI 623 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Writing with Shakespeare |
| WRI 625 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Dramatic Measures |
| WRI 629 |
Practice of Translation |
| WRI 632 |
Literature Seminar: The Feeling Tone |
| WRI 633 |
Literature Seminar: Tracks Along the Left Coast |
| WRI 640 |
Literature Seminar: Three Extraordinary Women |
| WRI 647 |
Literature Seminar: Kerouac's Road |
| WRI 649 |
Literature Seminar: Classic Modernism |
| WRI 650 |
Literature Seminar: Midnight Angels |
| WRI 656 |
Literature Seminar: Points of Departure |
| WRI 673 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Food as Metaphor |
| WRI 675 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Memory and Matter |
| WRI 677 |
Trends in Contemporary Literature: Introduction to Critical Theory |
| WRI 722 |
Eco-Lit |
| WRI 725 |
The Art of the Essay |
| WRI 731 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Sequences |
| WRI 736 |
Trends in Contemporary Literature: Introduction to Feminist Theory |
| WRI 739 |
Contemplative Poetics |
| WRI 750 |
Literature Seminar: Radical Prosody |
| WRI 756 |
Mind Moving |
| WRI 763 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Notes on Architecture |
| WRI 773 |
Creative Reading and Writing: Cross-cultural Writing Practices |
| SUBTOTAL 9 |
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Electives: 6 credits
Students have ample choice to fulfill the 6-credit elective requirement and may
choose courses from a wide range of offerings. The Writing and Poetics Department
offers the following electives:
| WRI 602 |
Letterpress Printing: The Well Dressed Word (3) |
| WRI 608W |
Writer’s Practicum: Designing a Writing Workshop (2) |
| WRI 612W |
Poetry Practicum (1) |
| WRI 643W |
Poetry Practicum: Coming Out: From Behind the Podium (1) |
| WRI 700 |
Writing Pedagogy Seminar: Composition and Writing Center Theory (3) |
| WRI 746W |
Prose Practicum (1) |
| WRI 747W |
Writer’s Practicum (1) |
| WRI 781 |
Project Outreach (2–3) |
| SUBTOTAL 6 |
Contemplative Requirement: 3 credits
There are a variety of courses available that satisfy this requirement, including, but not limited
to, t’ai-chi ch’uan, sitting meditation, aikido, ikebana, sumi brushstroke, thangka painting and
yoga. Each of these disciplines provides training in an art form that cultivates mindful awareness.
The Writing and Poetics Department offers the following contemplative courses:
| WRI 739 |
Contemplative Poetics |
| WRI 756 |
Mind Moving |
| SUBTOTAL 3 |
Independent study (WRI 699) can fulfill degree requirements in literature or elective
courses. If literature, it must be taught by Writing and Poetics core or adjunct faculty.
Independent Study proposals must be submitted for approval the semester before.
No more than 3 credit hours of independent study per semester within the department
is allowed.
Final Manuscript: 6 credits
In their last semester, MFA students submit a final manuscript, consisting of a creative
manuscript
fulfilling the minimum page requirements for the concentration in which the student is registered,
and a critical thesis. Additional information about the final manuscript and extended manuscript is
available in the Writing and Poetics office.
| WRI 880 |
Final Manuscript (6) |
| WRI 881 |
Extended Manuscript (0.5) |
| SUBTOTAL 6 |
| TOTAL CREDITS 49 |
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