MFA in Creative Writing

Degree Requirements: 49 hours of coursework + 6 hours of dissertation

• 12 credits Engl 521, 522, 523. Creative Writing Workshops in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction. At least nine hours must be taken in the dissertation genre. At least three hours must be in a second genre.
• 3 credits Engl 501 Introduction to the Profession for Writers
• 6 credits Engl 587 Genre Studies, three in the area of concentration
• 4 credits Literature/Theory Seminar (610, 640, 650, 660)
• 9 credits Graduate Literature Courses Must be from at least two of the designated distribution groups, A-E (see UNM Catalog, p. 179)
• 6 credits Professional preparation electives from the list of courses
  • Engl. 513-20 Writing Courses in Science, Environmental, Medical Writing, Documentation, Publishing, Editing, Biography/Autobiography, Proposal and Grant Writing, Visual Rhetoric, and Other Topics
  • Engl 535 Proposed new course in Creative Writing Pedagogy
  • Engl 536 Teaching Adult ESL Writing
  • Engl 537 Teaching Composition
  • Engl 538 Writing Theory for Teachers
  • Engl 539 Teaching Professional Writing
  • Engl 540 Topics in Language or Rhetoric
  • Engl 592 Teaching Literature and Literature Studies
• 9 credits Electives (six of these credits may be taken outside the English department)
• 6 credits Engl 699 Creative Dissertation